CARL Fogarty and Pier-Francesco Chili look set to bury the hatchet ahead of Sunday's World Superbike championship showdown at Sugo in Japan.

Chili had threatened to do all he could to sabotage Foggy's chances of a third World Superbike crown after the pairs' acrimonious fall out following the last round in Assen.

The Italian crashed out on the final bend of race two in Holland as he battled with Foggy for the chequered flag, dashing his own hopes of winning the championship.

A bitter feud followed and the pair nearly came to blows as Chili accused the Blackburn ace of trying to ram him off the track.

But a revenge mission now looks unlikely and the Ducati riders could settle their differences ahead of judgement day on Sunday.

"I'm not worried about that now," said Foggy.

"I just want to get on with things in Japan.

"From what I understand of it he's really sorry and wants to apologise.

"I don't even know if he said he wanted to wreck my chances. "But if he did then that was in the heat of the moment and I'm sure once he sat down and thought about it he realised he wouldn't want to put his own life at risk trying to knock me off my bike."

Fogarty believes the whole situation came about because of the pressures to get a ride for next season.

Ducati are set to axe one of their two teams so four riders were battling for two places until Foggy got the nod this week.

"We both ride a Ducati and none of the Ducati riders knew who was getting a ride next year so it made things very tense," said Foggy.

"He was upset because he crashed out on the last corner but you can watch it 15,000 times on TV and I was nowhere near him.

"Instead of just saying he made a mistake he tried to blame me for it.

"I can understand him being upset for an hour after the race but to carry it on I just found really strange.

"If he comes over and apologies then fair enough but if he doesn't then he doesn't -- I'm not that bothered either way."

Chili, who still has a mathematical chance of the title if Foggy, Aaron Slight and Troy Corser crash out, said in Motor Cycle News: "I want my British fans to know I want to speak with Carl before Sugo because we must all ride there with a clear head.

"People should understand that I'd just crashed and was upset. My chance of the title had just gone.

"But some of the things I said were too strong."

Fogarty goes into Sunday's races six points behind championship leader Corser.

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