[kropotkin thinks...] - Simoncelli Denies HRC Contract, Bautista Talking To Tech 3

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Both the Italian and the Spanish press are known for being quick to jump the gun, and this seems to be the case with the story in the Gazzetta dello Sport that we reported on earlier, which claimed that Marco Simoncelli had signed a contract with HRC for the next two years. This afternoon at Barcelona, both Fausto Gresini and Marco Simoncelli denied that any such contract had been signed, though both men admitted that talks had taken place.

Talking to GPOne.com, Simoncelli said, "I've only talked to Gresini, not to anyone from Japan," while Fausto Gresini told Italian television "Obviously we are interested, and we are working on that project." But Gresini denied any deal had already been done: "It would be great news if true, but it still can't be confirmed by me."

Simoncelli confirmed his intentions to move up to MotoGP next year, though, and that he had several options he could pursue. "It's true that I want to go to MotoGP, and that I will do it with Yamaha or Honda, but at the moment, I have nothing signed," he told GPOne.com.

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