Bradley Smith has used the MotoGP Misano test to alter his physical and mental preparation "from tester to rider" for Aprilia ahead of filling in for the suspended Andrea Iannone. One-time MotoGP race-winner Iannone is currently battling an 18-month ban for a doping violation after an illegal steroid was found in his system following a drugs test during last season's Malaysian Grand Prix weekend. Iannone is currently fighting his ban through an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, citing past precedent of similar cases involving other athletes, while the World Anti-Doping Agency has requested his punishment be extended to a four-year ban. With the Italian suspended from...
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