Valentino Rossi won't be surprised to see the Qatar MotoGP order shaken-up ꦓagain next time out in Argenti🏅na.

Both Rossi and team-mate Maverick Vinales were able to turnꩵ around a poor qualifying to set a competitivဣe pace in the season-opening race.

The Italian fought his way from e🎀i🅘ghth to third, behind only Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) and Marc Marquez (Honda), with Vinales rising from a low of 15th to sixth position.

Did it prove that Yamaha had found something for꧋ the race?

"First of all, in qualifying I was not very happy about the balance of the bi💞ke because we tried some modi༺fications to save the front tyre. And yes, we could save the front tyre but after we lose the speed," Rossi said.

"So in the race I say, 'we try everything to go fast'. And if the tyre resist🤪, resist. If not, 'ciao'…

"But also we mad♓e a good step in warm-up. We improved the traction on the exit of the corners and also 🌄I think that we work well with the electronics, yes.

"You know, the good and the bad is that from one track to the other, the difference - the balance - between the bikes will be big also thiꦛs year.

"So, nobody knows what’s happening in Argentina…"

The mai💟n reason for the shift inꦑ fortunes will be down to how well each bike suits the type of hard, medium and soft tyres selected for use at a particular circuit.

"For me n💞oᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚw [the choice between] the Michelin tyres is more about the bike than the rider," Rossi said.

"Dani and Marc put✱ the hard front because it’s the best tyre for the Honda. All the Yamahas go with the medium because it’s best tyre for our bike.

"So [tyre c✨hoice] de🅺pends more from the factory than the riding style. I tried a lot the hard front, but I was too slow."

Yamaha fiไnished first and second in last year's Argentina round, with Rossi crossing the line 2.9s behind Vinales. LCR Honda's🤡 Cal Crutchlow was third after the likes of Marc Marquez, Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso failed to finish.

Free practice for the 2018 event starts on༺ April 6.