The passage of Davide Brivio from Suzuki MotoGP – who had just won the riders’ title with Joan Mir – toAlpine F1 it had aroused astonishment, as the negotiation had remained hidden until the end and there was curiosity to understand which role would be entrusted to the Lombard manager. With Laurent Rossi general manager and Marcin Budkowski team principal, Brivio took charge of Racing Director and essentially he had to assist his Polish colleague in the ordinary management of the stable. But as the months went by, rumors leaked about the discontent of the Monza-born manager, suggesting the concrete possibility of a goodbye to Formula 1 after just one season, to embrace two wheels again.
There were no official comments on the affair, except that of Valentino Rossi, who categorically excluded Brivio’s passage to his VR46 at the Misano press conference, not so much for lack of personal esteem (the two together built the first triumphs of the ‘Doctor’ in Yamaha), but more for the definition – which has already taken place – of the team’s management cadres. The most concrete possibility remains that of a back to Suzuki, solution “pushed by senior Dorna officials “, according to reports from the Germans of Speedweek. The same publication also reported the reason that would have pushed Brivio away from the Alpine: “It seems that CEO Luca di Meo lured him into F1 with false promises. It is said that it had been him guaranteed the top position of the team, but the reality was different “.
The French team is currently in fifth place in the constructors’ classification and was able to celebrate the return to victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix with Esteban Ocon.
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