Tech3 Yamaha's James Toseland is expected to perform better in this year's MotoGP Championship, says Yamaha race boss Lin Jarvis, despite the fact his satellite squad finished as top customer team in 2008.

Jarvis praised Herve Poncharal's outfit but said that he is confident that Toseland, and team-mate Colin Edwards, can perform better this season and is expecting regular top-six finishes.

"Can they do better? Yes, for sure. Their riders can finish higher up the grid. I think  that both of their riders are capable of top six finishes if they have great years, so we would  really hope that they can use the platform of last year’s good work, to make another step next year," said Jarvis

"Of course our focus will be on the factory team, as always taking the lead with development and so forth, but we will give the maximum support to Tech3 that we can next year, and so I think Tech3 will have a very competitive package and their riders will have what they need to get great results."