Moto3: Is Max Biaggi the Corsair already destined for the irons?

Max Biaggi is a six-time World Champion who recently became a Grand Prix team boss. It will be in Moto3. But it seems that the former emperor confused Rome with Byzantium. And the fact that he presented his troops on the Rock of Monaco in the presence of the reigning Prince Albert will not remove the stone that the Italian taxman put in his shoe. Explanation.

At the age of 47 years, Max Biaggi decided to return to the world of MotoGP by building his team in Moto3 to help young talents develop under his protective wing. The Roman rider wrote indelible pages of motorcycle history during his career. His record includes 4 titles in 250 and 2 in SBK.

These are his duels with a certain Valentino Rossi qui ont créé au fil des ans une sorte de fracture en Italie entre ceux qui soutiennent l’un ou l’autre. Mais comme le rapporte le « Corriere della Sera“, however, the hours are complicated for Max Biaggi. The ex-pilot is in fact accused of having defrauded his national tax authorities of 18 million euros. An escape that he allegedly committed until December 31, 2012. He risks a year of imprisonment.

Prosecutor Giuseppe Olivo asked for the sentence, but he also pointed out that part of the prosecution is now time-barred. By 2007, the driver's image was in the hands of London-based Media & Sport Management. From 2011, the mission was managed first by Biaggi Racing, then by Vuzela International Slu. According to the prosecution, biaggi would then have moved to the Principality of Monaco in order to avoid paying taxes.

This has caused much controversy because those familiar with Max Biaggi know perfectly well that the pilot has lived in Monaco for years. Moreover, Giancarlo Fisichella, a friend of the Roman pilot, said during the hearing that biaggi y vivait, qu’il continue à le voir aujourd’hui à Monte-Carlo et que ses enfants vont à l’école en Principauté. Un témoignage qui ne l’a pas empêché d’être accusé de « fausse résidence » en Principauté de Monaco et de ne pas payer ses impôts.