Valentino Rossi is far from being unknown to Davide Brivio. The latter rubbed shoulders with him at Yamaha then was directly at his service before embracing the Suzuki cause, as soon as the Hamamatsu brand launched its MotoGP project with the GSX-RR. Since then, although the two men frequent the same MotoGP paddock, their trajectories have separated. Could they one day meet again? Davide Brivio responds…
Davide Brivio is now well established in an official team Suzuki which is gaining strength. With two victories acquired in 2019 with Alex Rins, the Hamamatsu firm eagerly approached this 2020 campaign. Alas, the coronavirus came through, undermining the best-laid plans. Since then, we have been waiting for the start of hostilities.
For its part, Valentino Rossi, at 41, sees the end of his Grand Prix epic. The 2020 World Championship will be his last with the M1 of the official team Yamaha , which he will leave at the end of the season. The Doctor will give way to fabio quartararo, a scenario already announced by Iwata's company.
Vale hasn't yet decided what to do in 2021, but it could move to SIC Petronas or even assert their pension rights. But why not find Davide Brivio in Suzuki ? The latter responds: “ if Valentino called me to ask for a place at Suzuki and thus end his career, I would tell him that we don't have a place at the moment. Our strategy is to continue with Mir and Rins. »
The stop imposed by the coronavirus does it complicate the plans for a titled ninefold? “ I suppose not » reassures Brivio. " Yamaha's choice is clear, they can afford to wait patiently for Valentino. The official team is in place, they keep the free space in the Petronas team. »
On this level, it will be recalled that Razlan Razali, boss of the Malaysian structure, clarified that he had never yet spoken with Valentino Rossi on this prospect of coming to his house… As for Kidneys et Mir loyal to Suzuki, if all parties in negotiations agree on the principle of loyalty, nothing has yet been signed...
