MotoGP, departure from Brivio: “shocking” news for Suzuki

Davide Brivio will therefore be in 2021 one of the players in Formula 1 under an Alpine awning representing the interests of Renault. A first in the contemporary era from a leading team from the motorcycle Grands Prix, while Formula 1 had given MotoGP Massimo Rivola to Aprilia. The fact remains that this transfer takes by surprise a Suzuki factory which was still on the cloud of its title of Drivers' World Champion won by Joan Mir. The awakening is brutal...

Davide Brivio was the beginning of the return of Suzuki in 2013, he celebrated the first victory of the GSX-RR in 2016 and the culmination came in 2020 with the title of Drivers' World Champion. A consecration which could have opened a new era in the collaboration between the Italian and the Japanese but which in fact turns out to be an endgame. Brivio gave in to Formula 1 sirens, where he will find an environment that will force him to update his personal software, he who said he was against team instructions last season...

What is surprising is that Suzuki falls from the clouds. “ Honestly, Davide Brivio's departure from the Suzuki Ecstar team was shocking news for us » confesses Shinichi Sahara who is still the brand's MotoGP project manager. “ I feel like someone took a part of me, because I always talked with him about how to develop the team and the bike. We have worked together for a long time ».

Suzuki: 2021 will be even more important for us, to maintain the momentum

The Japanese continues in comments relayed by GP One : " In 2020 we achieved fantastic results despite the unusual and difficult situation due to Covid-19. And 2021 will be an even more important year for us to keep the momentum going. We are now trying to find the best way to cover the loss of Davide ».

sahara san finished : " Fortunately, in most cases I had a very similar way of thinking to him, so it's not difficult to keep the direction we should be taking as Team Suzuki Ecstar. We wish him good luck for the future ". To understand the Japanese manager through the convergence of views cited, a combination of functions would be possible rather than recruitment. It will certainly be necessary to close ranks at Suzuki with this defection, while with the arrival of Monster and the upcoming choice of a satellite team, everything seemed to smile...