Worx Suzuki's Sylvain Guintoli has signed for the Worx Suzuki British Superbike team for next season, saying that he wants a proper crack at the championship next year.

The French former MotoGP man did the deal with team boss Big Jack Valentine and Suzuki GB's managing director Yasuharu Osawa earlier on today, which meant he had to go to Milton Keynes, but that didn't seem to make a difference.

"This is the first time in my career I've signed a contract this early in the year – I think that shows just how comfortable both sides are with each other," said Guintoli.

"Right now we are working on regaining the competitiveness we showed at the beginning of this season, but as well we know now that the experience that I am gaining at the tracks this year will be something we can carry into next season.

"With the experience we will have of the tracks, of the GSX-R and of working together as a team we can look forward to next year with a lot of optimism."