An official statement from Aprilia said: "Corsi was one of the protagonists of the 125 class where he won a national single title in 2001 and climbed onto the podium in Japan during the 2004 season. For him, 2005 will be his debut year in the 250 class. At 1.78 meters tall, Simone has the right build for the 250 and also has the aggressiveness necessary for fighting at such a highly competitive level. Aprilia's concept of riding a motorcycle competively is "fighting"! When are these fuckheads going to get a grip?