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Berger breaks into SBK with Supersonic

Friday, 12 November 2010 10:37 GMT
Berger breaks into Superbike with Supersonic


Danilo Soncini - Team Manager: "I am very happy to have signed a two year contract with Maxime Berger and my team. After working with Luca Scassa last season, once again I preferred to focus on a young rider with great prospects. A decision, perhaps that goes against the grain in World Superbike, which usually prefers experienced riders. I know Maxime very well because I have followed him for a long time and I have seen the continuous improvements. I am sure that we have chosen a young rider with great potential, a choice shared with the engineers from my team. Ducati will be with us next year in giving support, and we are excited to continue the collaboration that includes the supply of improved materials and support during the races. The choice of Berger is of course also welcomed by the Bologna manufacturer, who consider Maxime Berger to be a young rider with great future prospects. We are planning to do some tests later this year to be able to debut in the best possible way at the first round of the championship in Australia in late February."


Maxime Berger: "Today is an important day for me and my career. I'm really happy to join the Supersonic Team and start my adventure in World Superbike. Since the beginning of my career, Superbike was for me the premier class and the main goal. I will give the best I can and I'm flattered by the attention from Danilo Soncini, he has always shown interest, and believes in me. This is a great stimulus for me. The contract binds me to the Supersonic Team for two years and it is a very important aspect for me that will allow me to work without too much pressure to be able to adapt to the team and to this demanding category. I want to keep my number 21 also for SBK. It is a number that is certainly a challenging one and I intend to ask permission from Troy Bayliss before using it! It will be a further incentive to do well".