by MATTEO SENATORE
The Americans are arriving
The new advance within MotoGP is represented this year by American Trackhouse team. The stars and stripes team has replaced RNF as Aprilia’s customer team and is starting to shine with some very interesting performances, like the sixth place achieved by Raul Fernandez in the Barcelona race. In the same weekend the Spanish driver had also been leader for a few laps of the Sprint race, before crashing. Encouraging signs for an organization that in the United States is becoming a point of reference in the NASCAR championship in just a few yearsthe most important and followed in North America.
Founded in 2021 by former driver Justin Marks, Trackhouse Racing has already won seven victories in three and a half seasons in the Cup Series alone, coming close to the title in 2022 and attracting names with international appeal such as Kimi Raikkonen. On this basis, the adventure in MotoGP also promises to be very interesting and ambitious. We at FormulaPassion.it we talked about it with Davide Brivioa manager who has already won everything in the top class with Yamaha and Suzuki and who is now responsible on the track for this new and stimulating adventure.
An old acquaintance
“We started from a base that was already there – explained Brivio – whyé all the people who work in Trackhouse have experience and have already worked in MotoGP. We have the support of Aprilia, so we are certainly not starting from scratch from a technical point of view. But for Trackhouse this is a year of learning and study, also to see where we want to get to in the future, from a strategic point of view. We need to see what our ambitions can be and what investments we must make in the future to improve our level”.
The ambition rests on solid foundations
However, the awareness of having a solid foundation behind us allows Brivio and the entire working group to look to the future with optimism. Examples like those of Pramac and Gresini demonstrate that, with the right choices, it is possible to compete at the top even as an independent: “We are learning and studying, then we will try to improve more going forward. The dream is to become one of the reference independent teams“Brivio declared again.
“There is a path to follow, we have some ideas and we will try to implement them. What he is doing in the NASCAR Trackhouse is inspiring. There they are gaining credibility: so we have the positive pressure from our NASCAR brothers to do the same in MotoGP. We are fortunate to have Justin Marks, who as a good former driver is competitive and knows what it takes to be successful. The relationship is open and the dialogue is effective. We want to grow and improve,” concluded the Italian manager. The ingredients to be able to annoy the top teams of the MotoGP in a few years are all there.
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