Carlos Checa will be staying with Althea Racing next season.
The announcement was personally made by team manager Genesio Bevilacqua during La7’s post race show and this was able to happen with the last minute help of Ducati’s Claudio Domenicali, according to Alberto Vergani head of Nolan helmets and Checa’s personal manager.
More when we get it.
Carlos Checa talks about his staying with Althea:This weekend has been very special; before Race 1 it looked like there was no way that I could stay with Althea Racing in 2012 and I was very upset about this but now it seems that Althea Racing and Ducati have come to an agreement and I am over the moon to hear that I can stay with my team and with my bike again next year.
We have built something very special here and to leave would have been heartbreaking.
More than a win, today has been a moral victory – in the space of two days I have lost, and thankfully regained my team.
” Genesio Bevilacqua, General Manager of Althea Racing:“Many things have changed between yesterday and today and I have waited before talking simply because of these uncertainties.
We remained hopeful but it was a complicated issue especially on an economic level.
In the end we were able to convince everyone to find an agreement that would keep the team together and this was of course the greatest news for me.
Carlos stated a while ago that he wanted to stay with us and we of course wanted the same outcome so this positive agreement has been reached with Ducati and he’ll be with us again next year, faster than before.
”Ernesto Marinelli, Superbike Project Director – Ducati:“I am extremely happy that this agreement, which we never stopped working towards, has led to the confirmation of Carlos in the Althea team for 2012.
Ducati has had to make a big effort in order for this to happen, a sign of the affection we have for Carlos, for Genesio and for the whole Althea Team, that has given us this truly incredible result, one that we hope can be replicated in future years.
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