Andrea Iannone says securing third place in the GP of the Americas at Austin was his “reply” to Ducati after costing the team a double-podium in Argentina. Iannone did little to endear himself to Ducati a week ago at Termas de Rio Hondo, where he wiped out teammate Andrea Dovizioso at the final corner of a race the duo were set to finish second and third in. As a result, Iannone was awarded a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's Austin race, but recovered from this to claim the final podium spot behind Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo – albeit helped by Dovizioso getting tangled up with Dani Pedrosa's Honda. After the events of Argentina, Iannone said the result had special importance...
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