This is the 2017 Movistar Yamaha with which Valentino Rossi and new team-mate Maverick Vina𝓰les aim to fight for this year's MotoGP world championship.

While♉ Rossi is starting his 18t🍷h premier-class season, and having finished runner-up for the past three years, young gun Vinales has arrived in place of Jorge Lorenzo.

Last season saw the 22-year-old Spaniard win Suzuki's first race since 2007 and h♔e was quickest of all on his Yamaha debut at November's Valencia test.

The 2017 livery again features Yamaha's traditional blue (a slightly darker blue, now also covering th𝔉e previously white belly-pan), married with the lime green Movistar♏ branding.

Wings are no longer allowed in MotoGP, but manufacturers are sure to test the limits ♒of the new rules to retain as much downforce as possible.

As such, there are serious question marks over whether the 🍰fairing designs on display at the team launches will be used in any races. Instead, many suspect the 'real' fairings are being kept under wraps to avoid giving away any aerodynamic secrets before the season begins.

Rossi and Vinales will make their public debut in the new race colours during the 𒅌Sepang test, from J🔥anuary 30th to February 1st.