Valentino Rossi protege Franky Morbidelli will switch to the new Petronas Yamaha team next season with Dani Pedrosa expected to be announced as his team-mate in the next few days.
Johann Stigefelt's SIC Racing squad is the basis of the new outfit which is backed by the Malaysian petrol giant and the Sepang International Circuit. They will run satellite Yamaha M1s, taking over from Tech3 who are moving to KTM for the next two seasons.
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