Alex de Angelis looking for big improvement in 2009

Alex de Angelis is determined to improve on his best result of fourth place when the new MotoGP campaign gets underway in Qatar next month.

The San Marino rider is confident he can score better than the two fourth places he notched in Mugello and Sachsenring during his rookie campaign last season having spoken at the launch of the San Carl Honda Gresini squad in Milan.

He said: “I am approaching this new challenge with great enthusiasm. It will be an even tougher championship than last season, but I feel much stronger in myself.

“Now I have the experience of one year in MotoGP and the new RC212V is definitely competitive, above all with regard to the engine power.

“I aim to improve upon my results, I am not content with the two fourth positions that I scored last year.”