Suzuki will leave MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season. Livio Suppo tried to save the entire team, but the project failed.
The countdown begins for the team Suzuki Ecstar, these will be the last three races in MotoGP before the abandonment decided by the top management. From next year, the Top Class championship will only have four manufacturers and two fewer motorcycles on the starting grid (from 24 to 22). There will also no longer be Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant, who returned to the paddock four years after his farewell to Honda. The Piedmontese will be forced to return to his personal professional projects after the Valencia race in November. We also owe him the credit for having realized this romantic dream of bringing back Danilo Petrucci in the World Championship during the Thai GP.
It was not easy to lead the team in this MotoGP season, perhaps no one could have done it in such a noble and dignified way. The terrible announcement made in Jerez, the team manager immediately set to work to find an outlet for his men. It was easy for Frankie Carchedi et Manu Cazeaux, respectively promised to Gresini Racing with By Giannantonio and to Aprilia with Casa Particular in Viñales for the next season. For Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant, this memory will remain: “ I was very lucky, during the first race in Qatar I found a fantastic team, all very available, they immediately put me at ease. A team where we feel good » explained the Italian manager who inherited the position of Davide Brivio. “ Too bad there won't be any more next year ».
Livio Suppo worked to find a job for each member of his team for 2023
In a month the MotoGP adventure will be a closed chapter, already during the first 2023 test in Valencia we will not see the Suzuki GSX-RR on the track. Leaving the paddock while the others remain will be heartbreaking for everyone on the team. But in the meantime, all that remains is to look to the future of individuals: “ you have to keep busy, as my father said, we must try to reach out to all people who love each other. They loved me right away and I loved them ", added Livio Suppo.
« When we learned that Suzuki would be withdrawing, we tried to find solutions to keep the team racing, maybe with different bikes. Unfortunately, we didn't manage to make this idea a reality, so it seemed useful to at least use my knowledge to help them find a job for next year. We almost made it, someone is still missing » he concluded, “ but we continue to work on it ».
