Back injury rules Iannone out
Andrea Iannone crashed heavily in the first free practice session, and though he walked away and returned straight to his pit, he didn’t ride again.
An obligatory check at the medical centre revealed suspected fractures in two vertebrae, although a full MRI scan in Cesena hospital found there was only one fracture, to T3.
The Austrian GP winner returned to the track on Friday intending to ride, but was not passed fit. His factory Ducati was passed to factory tester Michele Pirro.
