Yamaha

Toprak Razgatlioglu concedes he’s already “feeling big pressure” ahead of his first factory ride in the World Superbike championship having signed for Pata Yamaha.

Marc Marquez is keeping an eye on Yamaha’s progress going into 2020 having seen its riders become his biggest rivals over the course of the second half of the current MotoGP campaign.

Andrea Dovizioso gave credit to Valentino Rossi in their battle for the final rostrum spot at the Malaysian MotoGP having felt the nine-time world champion was “aggressive but clean” at Sepang.

Maverick Vinales says sticking with a consistent base package with his Monster Yamaha and finding improvements through refinements plus the impact of Fabio Quartararo have resulted in his late season surge highlighted by victory at the Malaysian MotoGP.

There were plenty of positives for Franco Morbidelli to take from the latest MotoGP encounter at Sepang, namely upstaging pre-race favourite Fabio Quartararo and claiming a seventh top-six finish of 2019.

Valentino Rossi, dogged by tyre degradation problems for much of this season, was the fastest rider on track at the end of Sunday's Malaysian MotoGP.

Fabio Quartararo left Malaysia “disappointed” after issues with his front tyre pressure prevented a podium challenge and limited him to a seventh place finish.

Marc Marquez felt he made the dream start to his Malaysian MotoGP but concedes Maverick Vinales had the stronger pace to charge to victory at Sepang.

Andrea Dovizioso says he’s content with reaching the podium at Sepang but concedes his Ducati didn’t have the pace to catch the front two during the Malaysian MotoGP.

Maverick Vinales feels he has made amends for losing out to Marc Marquez at last weekend’s Australian MotoGP by beating the Repsol Honda rider at Sepang learning having altered his race strategy.

Vinales dominates the Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang for his and Yamaha's second victory of the season, building a crucial early lead and then staying out of Marquez's reach.

Full Malaysian MotoGP race results at Sepang

Franco Morbidelli feels he’s making progress up the ranks in MotoGP but concedes each step is not happening as quickly as he would like alongside Petronas Yamaha team-mate Fabio Quartarao.

Fabio Quartararo is yet to take a MotoGP race win but the rookie's stunning debut season means he is already being touted as a 2020 title contender.

After missing out on pole position for the Malaysian MotoGP to Fabio Quartararo, Maverick Vinales concedes he needs to find improvements in his own qualifying performances against the rookie rider but remains confident with his race pace at Sepang.

Fabio Quartararo says Marc Marquez’s strategy of following him throughout qualifying at Sepang is “part of the game” and admits he would do the same if needed in the future.

Full Malaysian MotoGP qualifying results

Full Malaysian MotoGP FP3 results at Sepang

Valentino Rossi's ability to morph his riding style around ever-changing MotoGP technology has kept him at the sharp end of the field for much of his 400 grand prix appearances.

Fabio Quartararo gave the Sepang team a dream start to their home Malaysian MotoGP event by leading both Friday practice sessions and breaking the official lap record.

With a return to a familiar base setting with his Petronas Yamaha, Franco Morbidelli says he felt instantly faster at Sepang compared to his Australian MotoGP struggles.

Danilo Petrucci expects Fabio Quartararo to surpass his unofficial lap record at Sepang in tomorrow’s FP3 ahead of the Malaysia MotoGP as he voices concerns over his own pace on fresh tyres.

Full Malaysian MotoGP FP2 results at Sepang

UPDATE: Quartararo's A-Spec Yamaha for 2020 has now been officially confirmed, team press release below: