From a press release:

YAMAHA BELGARDA CONFIRM CASOLI AND WHITHAM FOR 2003

Paolo Casoli and Jamie Whitham will be Yamaha Belgarda’s riders in the Supersport World Championship in 2003. Both riders will be using the new Yamaha R6, which will be presented to the public at the Munich motorshow (Intermot).

WORLD TITLE ­ THE GOAL
Yamaha Belgarda Racing Division Manager Claudio Consonni said, “We are very satisfied with he performance of our squad this season and decided to keep the whole team together for 2003. Casoli and Whitham work very well with the team and their co-operation will be vital as we chase the World title in 2003.”

Thirty-six year old Jamie Whitham first rode for Yamaha Belgarda at Donington in 1998 and scored a tremendous victory on his debut. In 2000, he
finished sixth and followed that with fourth in 2001. Casoli rode for Yamaha Belgarda in 2001 and would’ve won the title if he hadn’t been the
victim of unfortunate circumstances. Casoli and Whitham have won eight races between them and have taken pole three times. Together they have
helped Yamaha to the constructor’s title.