Andrea Iannone has been given a grid penalty of three places for next weekend's Austin MotoGP race after wiping out Ducati teammate Andrea Dovizioso at the final corner of the race in Argentina. Iannone had been battling Dovizioso for second place in the dying stages of the Termas de Rio Hondo race, both having passed Valentino Rossi on the penultimate lap. But a late lunge at Turn 13 by Iannone resulted in both factory Ducati bikes ending up in the gravel, Rossi coming through to take second and Dani Pedrosa a fortuitous third. Dovizioso was able to pick up the bike and reach the finish by foot to salvage three points for a 13th place finish, while Iannone was out on the spot. The MotoGP...
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