Suzuki has become the latest MotoGP team to reveal what its 2019 challenger will look like, with the new GSX-RR bearing a striking resemblance to its predecessor.
This season marks Suzuki's fifth since it returned to the premier class, and will join Honda, Ducati and Yamaha once more in running without concessions after regaining them for 2018 following a difficult campaign the year prior.
Suzuki enters the new campaign with a revised line-up, as one-time Moto2 rider Joan Mir steps up to partner Alex Rins, now in his third season with the Hamamatsu marque.
Opting against a launch event, Suzuki revealed its familiar, largely unchanged, predominantly blue machine with flashes of yellow online in a virtual reveal with its race riders.
“We are about to start an interesting season," said team boss Davide Brivio.
"Last year we surprised everybody with our progress and a quick come back to the podium positions. Having Alex Rins continue with us is very important when trying to improve our team performances.
"He has the mental freshness of the young guys, but also the consistency and wise head from his experiences of the two last years. This has been further cemented by the good results he achieved in 2018, with a great end to the season.
"He has already demonstrated his talent and now we have to work hard to take the next step with him, being very much aware of how strong our competitors are too.
"In addition, we’re starting a project with Joan Mir, the newcomer who will make his debut in the top class. This is the third time we’ve taken on a rookie, and we will work hard to continue the positive trend we’ve had with bringing on young riders.
"We strongly believe that he has great talent, and it’s up to the team now to bring out all his potential with the Suzuki GSX-RR."
Last season proved one of Suzuki's most successful this century, with Rins and the incumbent Aprilia rider Andrea Iannone tallying up nine podiums across the year – its largest rostrum haul in the MotoGP era.
Rins enjoyed a strong sophomore premier class campaign in 2018, scoring five of Suzuki's nine podiums and finishing fifth in the riders' standings.
New team-mate Mir follows in the footsteps of Suzuki's last race winner Maverick Vinales in joining the Japanese squad for his debut MotoGP season after just a year in Moto2 – in which he finished sixth overall after four podium finishes.
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