After a very successful season in MotoGP 2021, Team Suzuki Ecstar might be losing one of its biggest assets this season as rumours of its team manager, Davide Brivio, moving to Formula 1 gets stronger each day.
Rumours of Brivio taking on a senior role in the Renault Alpine Formula 1 team grows every day and experts in the market have established that the state announcement will come out over the following couple of days. To date, Suzuki has given no comments on the matter, including any denials about this possible shift.
The man who took around the task of spearheading the Suzuki GSX-RR MotoGP project back in 2021 made leaps and bounds inside the first couple of many years of the brand's return to the premier class. Last season was the icing around the cake as Davide Brivio led the Suzuki Ecstar squad to its first team championship title and ultimately, Joan Mir's first-ever premier class crown.
It is without a doubt that Davide Brivio's influence within Suzuki has resulted in many successes and his past achievements are considered admirable too, including convincing Rossi to move to Yamaha in 2004 (which we all know was the time that cemented Rossi's legacy in MotoGP).
As for Suzuki Ecstar's future, the combination between the Suzuki GSX-RR plus Joan Mir and Alex Rins will certainly be more challenging this season considering that they are the defending champions going into the 2021 season. An effective team manager is vital and looking for anybody to fill in Brivio's shoes is a monumental job for Suzuki.
