The same court says that he has kept material and sentenced him to pay a fine of �85 000. In addition, the judge has dismissed the claims made by the Austrian in relation to some invoices that he had presented, and so his losses will be around �150 000. The story began at the end of the 2002 season, when the Austrian technician committed himself to KTM for the following season knowing that he had a contract for one more year with Derbi. Not only does he deny any contact with the Austrian make, but he also denies taking the material away from Derbi and Derbi say that they did not have any time to react.

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Giampiero Sacchi, general manager of the team, says that "The most delicate moment was the first race at Suzuka. There we took a large amount of new parts and the most reliable bike only did five laps. That was the most dramatic moment of my life in racing".

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Sacchi thinks that "A small company would not have survived something like this, but one like ours, a little bigger, cannot allow contracts to go unfulfilled. The Italian manager thinks that the World Championship itself should have a court for arbitration to assure that contracts are fulfilled.