Andrea Iannone is set to join the Aprilia MotoGP team in 2019, following official confirmation from Suzuki that it is parting ways with the Italian rider. Iannone chose to pre-empt Suzuki's statement ahead of last weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, where he revealed he would be leaving the Hamamatsu marque after 2018. This followed a troubled 2017 campaign in which the 28-year-old failed to live up to Suzuki's expectations after it signed him to replace Yamaha-bound Maverick Vinales, with an upturn in form early this season coming too late to rescue the association. Iannone lies seventh in the points after the first six races of the year, having taken back-to-back podium finshes in...
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