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Yamaha Factory Racing managing director Lin Jarvis has revealed current MotoGP rookie Franco Morbidelli and Moto2 ace Fabio Quartararo will complete the new-formed Sepang International Circuit (SIC) Yamaha MotoGP line-up in 2019.

Jarvis confirmed the talented duo would transition to the new squad next season when speaking to pitlane reporter Simon Crafar during the warm up session at the weekend, with the team understood to be receiving a similar package to outgoing Yamaha satellite squad and now KTM-bound Tech 3 Racing.

“Of course, any rider they select needs to be finally approved by us at being at the level and the capacity to ride the M1,” Jarvis explained. “So they’ve chosen to go for Franco Morbidelli, who is a rider who is very interesting to us because he’s a world champion – he’s an academy rider and he definitely has talent.

“I think he’ll do better on the M1 than he is doing this year on the Honda so in the case of Franco there was no doubt at all from the beginning. In the case of Quartararo he will be a rookie, but he’s young – only 19 – and he’s definitely talented. He lost his way maybe for a year or two but he’s showing promise again this year.

“But I think he could be one of the very good riders for the future. I think the case of Syahrin has shown that sometimes you can take a choice and if the guy’s got talent and is brought in without expectation, he can deliver. So we’re quite comfortable with the choice.”

The SIC-operated team will be running Angel Nieto Team grid entries from 2019, with Jorge Martinez ‘Aspar’ appointed as sporting advisor.