Repsol Honda have today announced that current riders Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso have signed contracts to race for the team in MotoGP next season which follows the basic agreement talked about at Brno. This puts to bed the rumours that Pedrosa may switch to Ducati for 2010.

Pedrosa has extended his contract for one year which takes him into his fifth consecutive season while Dovizioso has put pen to paper for 2010 with an option to continue with the team for 2011.

"This new agreement with HRC is great news for me and I'm very pleased to be staying with the team that I've ridden for since 2006. We have now established an effective way of working and I'm confident that we can become even more competitive in the future," said Dovizioso.

"The target has always been to win the world championship and that of course stays the same. We have proved before that we can be the fastest and
beat the best in the world, and I still believe we can get to a level where we are challenging for that at every race.

"That is what the whole team must work towards. HRC has a very impressive racing heritage and I still have confidence that they can produce a bike that can win the world championship."

Dovizioso added: "I'm very happy to be continuing with HRC in the factory Honda team.  The experience of being involved with such a prestigious team has been very important for me and, as soon as we began discussing the future, my target was to continue with Honda.

"My first year as a factory rider has taught me a lot. I'm confident that with the direction we've agreed for machine development we can reach a level where we are fighting for victory every Sunday.

"Honda is a company that has achieved huge racing success and there are a lot of very talented and passionate people behind this effort. I'm sure we have the potential to fight for the world title."