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Andrea Iannone has opted not to have an operation on his left shoulder, which he injured in a crash during testing at Mugello in May, in order to be in a better physical condition for the start of next year’s MotoGP season.

The decision was taken after lengthy consultation with Dr. Porcellini and the rider from Vasto has preferred to go for treatment aimed at strengthening the muscles of the affected area over the next few months, with the aim of arriving at the first tests of 2016 in good shape.

“I I didn’t have any particular problems with my shoulder in the last few races and the second part of the season was positive when it came to my form,” Iannone said. “This winter therefore, as well as my usual training, I will do specific activities to strengthen the shoulder.

“Probably in a few years I’ll have to have an operation, but I didn’t want to run the risk of arriving at the start of the 2016 championship still in convalescence and so I preferred to delay it and focus on winter preparation aimed at strengthening the muscle area around my left shoulder.”

The alternative for Iannone would have been surgery, with a minimum post-op rest period of three months before he can resume his training. As a result he will now be present at the Ducati Team’s final test of this year, scheduled for the Jerez de la Frontera circuit on Friday, 27 November.