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2009 was an epic year for Britain's Leon Camier, winning BSB with a record number of race wins and also racing for his BSB team as a wildcard in WSB; and then topping it all off with two rides for the factory Aprilia racing team.


Camier has been linked with the 2010 ride alongside Max Biaggi for some weeks now, but finally it was all resolved earlier this week, and now Camier has spoken to WorldSBK.com about his new full-time role in racing life.


How do you feel now, particularly after all the waiting around for confirmation?


"Relieved is the main thing and massively excited at the same time. I can't wait to get started."


When do you test next, at Valencia?


"Yes. There will be a press launch first then we go to Valencia to test on 9 and 10 December. I only got in about 15 laps in in-between conditions at our Misano test last week. So this will be the first ride back on the bike properly and l can't wait to carry on the progression where we left off. In these tests we can sort of try some bigger things, make some bigger changes and hope to get somewhere a bit quicker really."


Given that there is a big difference in physical size between Max and yourself, have you been guaranteed any kind of parallel development of anything you may need?


"The only thing that makes much difference is aerodynamics and suspension. The set-up of each bike would be specific to Max and me anyway, so that's not a problem."


There is an awesome amount of really good British riders in WSB next year, so it's almost a case of beating them first and then worrying about the rest?


"I think if you are beating the Brits you will be beating most of them. There will be a lot of them about. I raced against most of them before and it is confidence-inspiring for me to see them doing it and now I get the chance to be doing it too. It is a big old project for Aprilia and it is good to be involved in it and try to progress the bike and everything else to be winning races really."



Source: World Superbike

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