Gresini unveil 2008 colour scheme

The team, who last year finished in fifth position in the championship, will have an all-new line-up in Alex de Angelis and Shinya Nakano.

Gresini will also have a new title sponsor - potato chips brand San Carlo - and team boss Fausto Gresini is aiming to win races during the year.

"We are ready for this new adventure," said Gresini. "We are supported by this new, important sponsor that for the first time becomes a main sponsor in the MotoGP Championship.

"We believe both our riders, de Angelis and Nakano, are the perfect couple: Alex is young, but ready for the top class, while Shinya, former 250cc vice Champion back in year 2000 with Yamaha, rode also for Kawasaki and Honda and therefore has lots of experience.

"Moreover, we can say we are one the most 'Japanese' teams in the paddock, so I think Shinya will feel at home. The winter tests, which took place in Malaysia and Australia were positive and satisfying, they proved we are in a good position.

"We are now waiting for the new Honda engine whose evolutions will surely improve the RC212V's performance from last year. As usual. I will put all my heart to make this season a winning one."

De Angelis, making his debut in MotoGP this year, admitted he has been pleased with his acclimatisation to the more powerful bikes.

"These months we've done plenty of work. I'm very satisfied with what I've done so far, considering we didn't have all the best at our disposal," de Angelis told Gazzetta dello Sport.

"This weekend at Jerez, Bridgestone we'll supply us new tyres and most of all we'll finally have the final engine configuration. Now I can't say whether this will allow us to make a step forward by two tenths or by one second, but let's hope the progress will be important."