"To help Yamaha accelerating our MotoGP come-back, we thought we didn't just need 'a team', we needed 'the best team'. And the best, talking about independent teams, is Pramac Racing.

"As soon we started talking with Paolo Campinoti and the people at Pramac Racing, we felt we were sharing strong values: teamwork, 'the Spirit of Challenge', and our passion for motorsports. Together, these values drive us towards a shared objective: providing the best possible package to our riders.

"To achieve this, the Yamaha-Pramac set-up is different than any other collaboration in the past: Pramac is not a satellite team, instead they are a 'partner' whose contribution is crucial to achieving our shared objectives. Pramac is fully committed to being a key player in our plan, and since the very beginning of the collaboration between Yamaha and Pramac Racing, everyone has worked in perfect harmony, both on the MotoGP as well as on the Moto2 projects.

"I cannot wait to see those first feelings becoming facts and results on track.