Bradley Smith says he is he is "going for the number one spot" in the 2012 Moto2 season before making the step up to MotoGP in 2013.
The Oxford-based rider reveals his 2012 machine is around "half a second quicker" than last year's bike, and tells BBC Sport's Steve Parish he feels the possibility of his taking fellow Tech 3 Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow's seat in MotoGP next season is an "awkward situation".