Hofmann was sacked after pulling out of the Portuguese Grand Prix, on September 16. The German, who had to start the race on his spare bike and from the pit lane, withdrew from last place with 17 of the 28 laps remaining and was quoted by the team as saying "I don't have the motivation to fight for the last positions."
Team owner Luis d'Antin warned that his team reserved the right to drop Hofmann for the remaining four rounds of the 2007
MotoGP season due to his Estoril withdraw - and Alex was officially sacked later that evening.
However, Hofmann - a d'Antin rider since the start of 2006 - has revealed that the reason given for his dismissal was actually 'poor performances throughout the season', a claim he bitterly denies.
"According to a recent press release issued by my team, my contract as a rider for Team Pramac D'Antin was terminated on the evening after the Portuguese Grand Prix, with immediate effect," said Alex. "I consider the termination of my contract unjustified, and I will fight this decision with all legal resources at my disposal.
"The written dismissal was not based on the race day events, but on my allegedly poor performance throughout the season.
"This performance was not as poor as to justify my dismissal. After all, I held eleventh position in the MotoGP World Championship rankings, only nine points behind my team-mate Alex Barros, before I was forced to take time out from racing due to an injury caused by another rider.
