After the news that John Hopkins would be testing a Suzuki at the Auto Club Speedway at Fontana and that Team Hammer wants Hopkins to return to their fold for the 2010 season, FB Corse has found itself forced to issue a press release with details confirming their project, and clarify the situation regarding Hopkins.

Unfortunately at the moment the official press release is only in Italian and we’ve found a copy of it on another website, while FB Corse’s official website is currently having a meltdown.

To make this story short, FC Corse is upset with the foreign media because they’ve (we’ve) published “partially incorrect and conflicting information” regarding their team and the news that Hopkins will probably be racing in the AMA/DMG.

Continue reading: FB Corse Upset with Foreign Press

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Former MotoGP and WSBK rider John Hopkins has been constantly linked and unlinked to ride for FB Corse, however the Italian race team who plans to debut during the MotoGP tests in Qater may find themselves without a rider, because Hopkins may be headed to the AMA Pro American Superbike Championship for the 2010 season.

RoadRacing World is reporting that Hopkins will testing a Suzuki GSX-R 1000 with Team Hammer at Fontana race track on Februrary 2-3.

Hopkins was also linked to Pat Clark Motorsport Team, but they’ve signed up Ben Bostrom who will be teamed up with Chris Clark, son of team owner Pat Clark.

If the American rider should sign up with Team Hammer it will be a return to the past, because Hopkins started his career with the same team back in 1999.

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