Having San Carlo Honda Gresini already signing Marco Melandri and Marco Simoncelli for next year, Alex de Angelis and Toni Elías are now currently available for next season, both are looking to confirm their careers as soon as possible.

De Angelis now places eighth in the rankings following 13 events of his second year in the premier class and following his maiden MotoGP stage appearance at Indy, he actually was up to seventh spot until a costly crash at home in Misano.

That incident has not helped with finding a new place next year, however his fine form in the events leading up to his home race gave out a good reminder to the remainder of his abilities.

“I’m trying to remain in MotoGP, or if not then I will go to Superbikes,” De Angelis states “For the moment I’m in contact with all the teams who have not officially finalised their rider line-ups for next season, so that means Scot Racing, Monster Yamaha Tech 3 and Pramac Racing. My aim is to find the best team, without preferences, though obviously if I ride a Honda machine I won’t be starting the learning process from scratch again as I’m accustomed to the bike.”

De Angelis could find himself racing for a freshly formed MotoGP squad next year, he explains, “I’m also in contact with a new team, FB Corse, who called me to see if I am available for next year, but we are still at a very early stage of contact with each other.”

Concluding he adds, “I’m sure that by next week there will be some movement and I would like to confirm my plans in Portugal. My intention is to ride in MotoGP but I have some very important Superbike offers. For now, I do not intend to ride in the Moto2 class and even though I have received some Moto2 offers there was nothing too concrete. We’ll see how everything works out from here.”