The Forward Racing team have found a temporary lifeline, and will be back in action at Brno. The MotoGP team of Loris Baz and replacement rider Claudio Corti, and Moto2 men Lorenzo Baldassarri and Simone Corsi will be racing in the Czech Republic, as the team have found the finances for that race at least.
Beyond Brno, however, the question marks remain. The press release issued only mentions Brno, and not the races beyond that. However, racing at Brno will buy current team boss Marco Curioni more time to go looking for more sponsors to try to fund the remainder of the season.
Racing at Brno will also show the team’s commitment to both IRTA and Dorna about their willingness to try to find a solution, and perhaps buy them more breathing space.
Meanwhile, the problems for team owner Giovanni Cuzari continue. Cuzari remains under arrest on charges of corruption, money laundering, and tax fraud, along with Ticino tax inspector Libero Galli.
In recent days, prosecutor John Noseda, who is investigating the case, has widened his net, arresting Mario Rezzi, the former CFO of Media Action, the company involved in the sponsorship under investigation, and Pier Luigi Corrotto, a former colleague of Cuzari’s in the Guardia di Finanza, the Italian police force charged with investigating financial crime.
It looks unlikely that Cuzari will be released in the near future.
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This article was originally published on MotoMatters, and is republished here on Asphalt & Rubber with permission by the author.
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