MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi was official♏ly presented as a Ducati rider on Tuesday at the Wrooom Press Ski Meeting in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy.

Now free from his Yamaha contract, Rossi was able to wear full Ducati Marlboro colours and tওalk publically about the Desmosedici motorcycle, with which 💯he will try to become the first rider in history to win premier-class titles for three different manufacturers.

"The Ducati is a ཧreal prototype, very different from the Japanese motorcycles that I know," ꦐsaid Rossi, speaking at a press conference. "It has to be ridden in a more 'dirty' way.

"We'll have to meet each other halfway: make the bike like I like, and as for me, adapt my riding style a little to try and make the mo🍌st of th💮e bike."

The seven time MotoGP champion was just 15th fastest on his Ducati debut, in plain black, during testing at Vale꧙ncia in November - after which he underwent surgery on the shoulder injury he had carried since falling from a motocross bike🌃 in April.

Rossi warned 🦩that he is unlikely to regain full strength in the shoulder until t๊his April.

That means Rossi won't be able to make the most of the three pre-season tests, ܫstarting at Sepang on February 1 - and still won't be aꦕt full strength for his Ducati race debut at Qatar on March 20.

"Honestly, I had hoped to be a little better by this time," he said "but instead, it's going to be quite a race to have decent fitnes🔯s in time for the first test.

"My recovery is exactly on schedule, but it's long: we're working hard to at least recover mobility in my shoulder, which I'll need to ride the bike well and to be able t💯o fit behind the wi🃏ndscreen.

"I won't be able to be in top form for the first test in Malaysia, because it will be impossible to regain full strength, but I hope to be able to have a good seating position🙈. The doctors assured me that the shoulder will return to 100% in a few months.

"Obviously, it𓆉 would've been better to be in shape now, because we've got a lot of work to do and not much time to do it: three tests before the championship to make the Desmosedici not only very fast - it already is - but also a little ꦐeasier to ride.

"It will be an emotional challenge; it will be difficult, but I'm happy because there's a lot of extra motivation. Theꦕy're very excited at Ducati; they believe in me, and we'll do our best!"

Rossi won the 500cc/MotoGP title in 2001 (Honda), 2002 (Honda), 2003 (Honda), 2004 (Yamaha), 2005 (Yamaha), 2008 (Yamaha) and 2💎009 (Yamaha).

His 2010 title hopes ended when he broke his leg during practice for🌃 round four, in Italy, whilst trailing team-mate and eventual champion Jorge Lorenzo in the p✤oints.

After missing four races, Rossi returned to take one final 🐎Yamaha victory and finished third in the championship.

Ducati has won the MotoGP title once, with Casey Stoner in 2🥂007. Stoner has taken all but one of Ducati's 24 race wins since the start of the 800cc era in 2007.

Wednesd꧑ay at Wrooom will see the official unveiling of the Ducati GP11.