Irishman Eugene Laverty will spend a second season in the 250cc world championship after agreeing to ride for the Blusens Aprilia team.
Laverty, 21, will sign for the Spanish squad just before Christmas and is looking for a big step up after a frustrating maiden season in the championship with the LCR Honda team.
"I wanted to stay, because otherwise this year's hard work would have counted for nothing," Laverty told MCN. "It will be a kitted Aprilia, which is definitely a step up from what I had this year.
"I reckon I should be getting results just out of the top ten and be consistently in the points, and hopefully challenging to be the top privateer bike. This year my bike was slow on the straights and it wouldn't go around corners. That was really frustrating."
Laverty's season with LCR - his first at world level since stepping up from British Supersports - has seen disappointment after disappointment as he has scored points in only four races - including a best of 14th at Jerez.
It seems likely that Spaniard Efren Vazquez - who rode for Blusens for the second half of this season - will be Laverty's team-mate.
Laverty, 21, will sign for the Spanish squad just before Christmas and is looking for a big step up after a frustrating maiden season in the championship with the LCR Honda team."I wanted to stay, because otherwise this year's hard work would have counted for nothing," Laverty told MCN. "It will be a kitted Aprilia, which is definitely a step up from what I had this year.
"I reckon I should be getting results just out of the top ten and be consistently in the points, and hopefully challenging to be the top privateer bike. This year my bike was slow on the straights and it wouldn't go around corners. That was really frustrating."
Laverty's season with LCR - his first at world level since stepping up from British Supersports - has seen disappointment after disappointment as he has scored points in only four races - including a best of 14th at Jerez.
It seems likely that Spaniard Efren Vazquez - who rode for Blusens for the second half of this season - will be Laverty's team-mate.
