Edwards rules out leaving MotoGP

He has been encouraged by a strong start to the season with the Tech 3 Yamaha and admits he is revitalised and enjoying racing again.

"There was talk about maybe going back to the AMA, but it's difficult to come here and think about that with the bike working as well as it is and Michelin putting in such a big effort," he said ahead of this weekend's race at Shanghai.

"Everything just seems to be gelling this year and it's going well. I feel really good on the bike. I'm revitalised and I can't see me getting to this point and saying 'alright, see y'all later, I'm going back to the states'. I definitely want to stick around for a while."

Edwards is also looking forward to racing the pneumatic valve engine, which Yamaha introduced last time out at Estoril, on the long straights of Shanghai.

"I'm glad we've got it here for the long straights," he said. "I think I would have cancelled my ticket and stayed at home if we didn't have it for this one!

"Shanghai isn't my favourite track but I just happen to go pretty well here and the new engine has run really well. I'm excited about it and looking forward to the weekend."