#21 Franco Morbidelli

“It was fantastic to see how many people turned out in Malaysia to see the team presentation last week. We have had some really fun days in the country and we could really feel the support of the people. Now we get preseason back underway and it will be important to understand the bike more during this first test of 2019 to give the best possible feedback and see if the updates work correctly. We have only had two tests so far and I feel like I still have a lot to learn if I am going to be fast. This will be our first time riding at the team’s home track so we want to do a good job and show how much great work has already been done by the team and Yamaha over the winter.”

#20 Fabio Quartararo

“After experiencing my first ever MotoGP team launch and spending a week on various other commitments that were all new to me, now it is time to get back to preseason, starting with the test at Sepang International Circuit. I am really looking forward to riding a MotoGP bike again. We have worked very hard over the winter with the objective of being as prepared as possible when we arrived here in Malaysia, and I think I am ready. We will have to adapt to the new bike, which will be the first goal, so we need to work hard on that over the coming days. It will be my first time on a MotoGP bike at this track so I will also have to adapt my lines around this spectacular track.”

Sepang International Circuit

Lenght: 5.5km
Right corners: 5
Left corners: 10
Longest straight: 920m
Width: 16m
Fastest Lap: 1:59.053
(Dani Pedrosa 2015)
Circuit Record: 2:00.606
(Jorge Lorenzo 2015)