It started as a rumor We have already told you about it at Motor.es, but it is a very real possibility. Davide Brivio is evaluating the option of returning to the Suzuki MotoGP team to retake the leadership that led the brand to win the drivers and teams title in 2020. Brivio’s ‘residual’ role in the Alpine project in Formula 1 does not quite please the Italian executive, since Laurent Rossi and Marcin Budkowski are the final decision makers for the French team. Putting aside your current role, Brivio’s return to Suzuki is drawn as the perfect solution for the Hamamatsu brand.
Suzuki’s drift in the post-Davide Brivio era, read 2021 season, has been debatable to say the least. Far from the image shown in 2020, the Suzuki GSX-RR and the drivers have not had the consistency necessary to fight for victories in the Grand Prix, being the brand consistently surpassed by Yamaha and Ducati. The leadership formula adopted by Suzuki to manage the project has not been to the liking of Joan Mir and Álex Rins either. In fact, The still current MotoGP champion has already launched several ‘taunts’ in public and does not rule out his departure from the project.
The numbers speak for themselves. Joan Mir ended the 2020 season with a victory and seven podiums, which earned him to finish as champion with 171 points. For his part, Álex Rins was third with 139 units, a victory and four podiums. Nevertheless, champion Joan Mir has only been on the podium five times so far this 2021 season, without yet knowing the victory despite the fact that more Grand Prixes have been disputed. For its part, Álex Rins has barely been on the podium once after suffering a start to the season with numerous falls.