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SIC Petronas Team unveil their new bikes for 2019!

In Malaysia they have unveiled the SIC Petronas bikes, not only MotoGP's one, but also Moto2 and Moto3 one. Riders had also the opportunity to say something about new season and their goals for 2019

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SIC Petronas Team unveil their new bikes for 2019!
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After Ducati and Honda's official launch, today, in Malaysia, SIC Petronas Team unveiled their new bikes for 2019. During the presentation event, we had the opportunity to see not only MotoGP's one, but also what Moto2 and Moto3 riders are going to ride in this season.

Of course there was big expectation about MotoGP's bikes, the new one, of Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo. It is gonna bene a tough challenge for the team to compete also in the top class, but team and Petronas' are ambitious and they want to be really competitive. The stated goal is to replicate what Petronas did with Mercedes in F1 during the last five years and this certifies their ambitions.

Every rider also said something about their expectations and goals for 2019, starting with Ayumu Sasaki: "Our strong point is to be like a family, I am here since I did my debut in the world championship and the feeling with the guys is really good. I am focused for this season and I would like to be competitive. Last two years have been tough, but I think I can be strong and competitive, the team is good"

After Ayumu, his new teammate John McPhee talked about new season too: "Feeling is great, even if I am part of the squad since only November. Our goal is to do the maximum, we will see race by race where what we will be able to do, but for sure I hope I can fight for the chamionship!"

Then came Khairul Idham Pawi's moment, the only Moto2 rider for Petronas Team: "I am really excited to be part of this team, I hope we can achieve great results and to show finally my potential. At first, our goal will be getting some points, then we will push over our limits"

At the end, it finally arrived the turn of Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Quartararo, who are both really happy and confident about 2019. This is what "Morbido" said: "Petronas is doing great things, I am really happy and I hope that we can get great results and make them proud of us. We will try to repeat what we did in the tests, since the beginning, of course we will do everything we can, then we will see. I would like to thank Petronas' guys for this opportunity"

For last, also Quartararo said something about this new year, where he is gonna be the youngest rider on MotoGP grid: "First day in Valencia was incredible, the power and electronics of this bikes are impressive. I have still a lot to learn and we should be ready for the start of the season. Being the youngest rider on the grid is a great feeling, but I do prefer focusing about enjoying the bike and getting good results"

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