Former MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone is expected to return to racing following the end of his doping ban and join the Go Eleven Ducati team in WorldSBK next year:
Iannone has made no secret of his desire to return to international racing upon the expiration of his four-year doping ban, and has made multiple visits to the WSBK paddock this season.
Team boss Denis Sacchetti told Motorsport.com's German edition last weekend in Most that signing Iannone would be a"great opportunity" for his squad, particularly from a PR standpoint. Oettl is out of contract at the end of the season and sits 15th in the riders standings, fifth and last of the Ducati riders on the grid.
"But offering a millionaire a paid ride and I can't ride as a result, that's another thing. He is a doping offender. I don't know if that's the right signal to send to the outside world."Maybe he can convince people to watch WSBK because of who he is, but I don't want to be that kind of person."