With a special online conference by Fiat Yamaha that took place today at noon at Yamaha headquarters in Italy, Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo unveiled the 2009 factory Yamaha YZR-M1 MotoGP.
With an unchanged rider line-up, Yamaha’s factory team has made few livery changes for 2009, title sponsor Fiat is in for a third year even though the new 2009 YZR-M1 according to Tech3 team manager Poncharal: `Not one part of new M1 is the same as 2008 bike´ The bike was unveiled by Rossi and Lorenzo, with team managers Davide Brivio, Daniele Romagnoli and Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis also present in the ceremony.