James T🐼oseland has spoken out about his 2010 World Supeಌrbike Championship season, saying the sheer strength in competition prevented him from being mirroring his 2004 and 2007 title-winning form this year.

Toseland returned to the Superbike series this season with Yamaha after two disappointing years on the MotoGP stage, but while﷽ he was tipped to launch a title challenge with the 2009 championship-winning team, his form fluctuated.

Failing to win a single race and finishing the year down in ninth position overall, Toseꦺland was disappointed with the final result, though he maintains that when 'things were going right', he was at the same level he has always been.

"When I was running at the front of races in▨ Monza and Assen I did not feel I was being stretched any more than I was whe🍸n I was racing Bayliss in '07, or Haga in '04," he said.

"When everything was goiꩲng right it didn't feel like there was any differences at the front of the race. It is just the depth of the field that was strong this year. In '07, when you had some issues, you finished th🎉ird. In 2010 you would finish seventh or eighth."

Toseland also touched on the effect technology has had on the sport, cl🍌aiming it is now easier for riders to achieve similar lap times.

"In qualifying, the traction control and riders𒉰 aids have made the bikes more rideable for a wider span of people. So, instead of there being seven or eight people in a second you are seei🤪ng 16 or 17. But that is good for the racing!"

Having lost his ride with Yamaha, Toseland is believed to be on the verge of joining the satellite BMW Italia team alongside Superstock 1000 champion Ayrton Badovini 🔴in 2011.