Aleix Espargaro says Andrea Iannone's visit to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was "very good news for Aprilia" and encountered a "different" MotoGP race winner. Iannone is currently serving an 18-month doping ban after testing positive for a steroid during last year's Malaysian Grand Prix. The Italian is currently awaiting a hearing with the Court of Arbitration for Sport set for 15 October as he bids to have his ban overturned - though the World Anti-Doping Agency is calling for it to be extended to the full four years. Iannone was deemed to have accidentally ingested the steroid through contaminated food, and both he and Aprilia believe he should be acquitted based on...
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