Ducati rider Andrea Iannone said finishing third at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday has lifted his confidence after the criticism he received last weekend for crashing into his teammate Andrea Dovizioso. In Argentina, in the previous race when battling with his Dovizioso for second place on the last lap, Iannone lost control of his bike taking both Ducati bikes out of the race, losing out on a likely double podium. On Sunday in Austin, the Italian rode a good race and gained two places after an accident when his teammate was taken out by Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa and eventually capped off the day finishing third behind Jorge Lorenzo on his Movistar Yamaha and race winner Repsol...
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