Supersonic set sights on Berger
The Italian entrepreneur and keen racing enthusiast, who was speaking about his team's plans for 2011 in an event in Milan, on the sidelines to the EICMA show, revealed that the young Frenchman Maxime Berger was on the point of joining the team from Superstock 1000.
"Luca has moved to Supersport but Supersonic, on the other hand, will remain in the top Superbike category, where we will again run one rider" declared Soncini. "I can reveal that we're going to sign Maxime Berger, we just need to sort out a few details. I am very happy with this two-year agreement because the Frenchman is a sort of protégé of mine and our aim with him is to score our first podium in World Superbike".
Soncini also had some positive words to say about Ducati, with whom he opted to stay despite having pulled out as a factory team. "I'm convinced that the Ducati is still the bike to beat and Checa's form in the final part of the season after the weight changes are clear proof of that. I think that for us private teams, the fact that the Borgo Panigale manufacturer has decided to no longer take part with an internal team is a point in our favour: we will receive some of the material from the factory, and we'll try and make the best of it, something which could work well for us in view of 2012".
