Toseland confident of podium spot

Sheffield's James Toseland is confident he will soon be celebrating his first podium finish in MotoGP.

Toseland is now riding a new Tech 3 Yamaha bike and has told BBC Radio Sheffield he expects a top three finish within the next few weeks.

"With the new engine it's really a package that's capable of being on the podium," he said.

The two-times World Superbike champion's highest Moto GP finish so far has been sixth.

Toseland started his MotoGP campaign on a 2007 Yamaha and he admits it was holding him back.

"With the old engine I really felt that I'd rode the bike to the limit," he said.

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