On the final day of testing at Sepang, customer Aprilia's satellite TrackHouse team caused a stir by officially announcing the arrival of Davide Brivio as Team Principal. Former team principal at Suzuki Ecstar from 2014 to the end of 2020, where he won the MotoGP title with Joan Mir, Brivio then joined Alpine in Formula 1. His long-awaited return to the MotoGP paddock had been expected for a while, but certainly not within a private team whose leaders will discover this year what MotoGP is…
A scenario which also surprised among his peers in the paddock with in particular a Mayo Meregalli from home Yamaha who has commented since Sepang : " when he left F1 I felt he was 'plotting' something, but honestly I thought he was going to Honda ". Gold enters Honda à TrackHouse, there is still a world... The separation between Alpine Racing and Davide Brivio was announced on December 12. For many, it was obvious that Brivio aspired to return to the world of two wheels.
His commitment to the team TrackHouse Racing would, however, tend to testify to the serious involvement of this American team in MotoGP. Brivio was simply waiting for the right moment to reconnect with his favorite field.
Davide Brivio: “ no concrete offer has been made from Honda or Yamaha »
It all started a few days ago when Justin Marks, founder of the team, contacted him to ask him to join them. “ I was seduced by his project, he is very motivated. His father was one of the founders of GoPro, he is a member of the board of directors of Tesla… he has a real desire to succeed ", told Brivio.
These last months, Brivio seemed about to join Hondathen Yamaha . In reality, discussions did take place with both teams, but “ no concrete offer has been made ". Although joining a satellite team represents a change from his previous experiences at Suzuki and Alpine, Brivio doesn't seem to care: " with Yamaha or Suzuki, each decision required consult management, organize meetings, wait for responses ", he explained to 'La Gazzetta dello Sport'.
« Now I just have to call Justin and tell him my ideas » he rejoices. Moreover, Davide Brivio will have the opportunity to collaborate with another brilliant MotoGP mind: Massimo rivola. " The idea is to replicate what Ducati achieved with Pramac. They've had some tough years, but now they're able to compete for championships », he concludes by way of a map, a road map.
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