Struggling MotoGP rider Marco Melandri said he is incompatible with his Ducati and is willing to step aside if the Italian team want to replace him.
"My style is the opposite of what this bike requires. I feel like I`m on the wet even when it`s dry," Melandri said in an interview in a sports magazine.
"I don`t know (if my future is with Ducati). My contract runs for two years and relations are good.”
"I think we have to find the most logical road for both of us. If things go badly for too long, it`s not in their interests or in mine."
Melandri has picked up just 29 points since joining Australian world champion Casey Stoner at Ducati at the start of the season, leaving the 25-year-old Italian a lowly 13th in the standings.
Ducati asked retired former rider Sete Gibernau to do tests for them this week, sparking media speculation they may be lining up the Spaniard to replace Melandri.
"If someone can do better than me, I`m ready to accept it," said Melandri, who won the 250cc title in 2002 and was the MotoGP runner-up in 2005 on a Honda.
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