Shinichi Sahara is the project manager of the Suzuki Ecstar team and he did not hide the fact that when he learned that his accomplice in the box and great coordinator Davide Brivio was going to leave him for Formula 1, he found himself shocked. The latter was cashed and the Japanese recovered his senses by reorganizing his team. With this guideline: rely on your own strengths and keep the balance of the whole rather than integrating a new centerpiece.
To realize the surprise that Davide Brivio caused in Suzuki by announcing his departure for an adventure in Formula 1, we must remember the first reaction ofalex rins upon receiving the news: “ I thought it was a joke. At the time it seemed so impossible that I was almost certain he was making fun of me. ". And yet, it was indeed true. Japanese staff side at Suzuki, we didn't laugh at all. The project manager Shinichi Sahara suffered the blow, but he still reacted quite quickly with this solution: from now on and from now on, at Suzuki, it will be… As usual.
On the official team website, Sahara says thus: “ it is certain that we are affected by it, but I don't think we'll lose the way without him, because we have always looked at things the same way and agreed on the direction we should take. We also have specialized staff to help us manage. I have full confidence in the team structure we have and the rest of the people who helped put it together ».
Sahara: “we know who we are, how we work”
Davide Brivio was therefore important, but he was not the providential man: “ I think we can manage the situation with the people inside Suzuki, and this is the best way for us. We know who we are, how we work, how we interact and what we need. We will not look for an external manager for the moment, we will try to manage on our own ».
Cohesion above all therefore, and this is also a hallmark of this project GSX-RR where the actors are masters in the art of optimizing limited resources. We will thus recall that Suzuki is the penultimate of the six manufacturers involved in MotoGP in the ranking of budgets dedicated. And the brand is World Champion with its pilot Joan mir.
« It is still necessary to refine the team structure to get the maximum performance from each team member as standard procedure, even without Davide's departure. But I think everyone is professional enough and has the know-how to continue in the best possible way. »Insists Sahara. " In my opinion this shouldn't affect anything from now on. We will work as we know how, and even more than before now that we have won the championship. Our attitude has never changed: we will try to fight for the title again with our two strongest riders, Mir and Rins ».
The Japanese finishes: “ we quickly turned to the next steps to overcome this situation together. We will be more united than ever because we all love this brand, this team, and we will give 150% to continue to face new challenges in the best possible way ". A real general mobilization.
