The unveiling of Yamaha's 2025 MotoGP project in a launch event in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur was clearly intended to usher in a new era in the programme.
That era had already started before, in effect, with the high-profile recruitments of ex-Ducati staffers and other outside specialists to improve the struggling M1 - but a presentation featuring a new managing director, a new satellite team in Pramac and a new Moto2 team drove home the message that this is a different Yamaha.
Factory riders Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins were on hand to unveil a familiar (albeit blue-er) livery design for the Monster Energy-backed works bikes, albeit one both will certainly hope will feature a lot more often towards the front in competition this year - particularly when Yamaha's in-development V4 engine, a break from its inline-four tradition, makes its debut at some point in 2025.
"The expectations are high," said team manager Maio Meregalli. "But at the same time we always try to be realistic.
"Last year we finished with good visible improvements. This year I'm expecting that we've been able to make an additional step, maintain the trend started at the end of 2024."
The launch served as effectively the official introduction for new managing director Paolo Pavesio, who has replaced Yamaha's long-time MotoGP supremo Lin Jarvis. Jarvis, now officially retired, was still in attendance and - as per Pavesio - will continue to assist in an advisory capacity.
"I feel particularly lucky in having had - and still having - Lin Jarvis close to me," said Pavesio.
"Somehow his legacy is something I really feel. A lot of what we see here tonight has been built by him or together with him, and it'll be nice for sure to count, at least for the coming year, on his advice and support."
The biggest draw, however, was naturally the unveiling of new partner team Pramac - lured away from Ducati, which has just won the 2024 riders' title (via Jorge Martin).
"We clearly understood over the last years, with some struggle, that the MotoGP game was changing, and there was a need to be present with more riders - but [specifically] more factory riders," said Pavesio.
The new Pramac livery features the purple tone it carried to the title last year, but also major branding for its new partner Alpine, the French car manufacturer represented in Formula 1.
Miguel Oliveira and Jack Miller made their first official appearance in Pramac colours, having already tested for the team in sponsor-less liveries last year in the Barcelona test.
It is a split line-up in terms of energy drink representation - Miller has now become a Monster Energy athlete after a long association with Red Bull, while Oliveira remains affiliated with Red Bull.
Pramac Yamaha's first Moto2 line-up will comprise perennial intermediate-class frontrunner Tony Arbolino - a very good friend of Quartararo's - and Moto3 2022 champion Izan Guevara.
The team will be one of four on the '25 Moto2 grid running Boscoscuro chassis, the Italian manufacturer growing ever more in stature in the intermediate class - having won the riders' title with now-MotoGP graduate Ai Ogura last year.
Also in attendance was new Yamaha test rider Augusto Fernandez as well as Andrea Dovizioso, the latter fresh from testing in the official MotoGP shakedown at Sepang.
Having appeared to be a 'for-hire' test rider for Yamaha last year, Dovizioso was named among its official test riders along with Fernandez and the injury-sidelined Cal Crutchlow.
Meregalli reiterated during the launch that Yamaha plans to make use of all six wildcards it's allowed - with Fernandez expected to get all six.
