Motor Racing-Brivio To Leave Alpine F1 Amid Speculation Of MotoGP Return – News18

LONDON: The Renault-owned Alpine Formula One crew introduced on Tuesday the departure of former racing director Davide Brivio on the finish of the 12 months amid hypothesis the Italian was heading again to MotoGP.

Brivio joined Alpine in 2021 after leaving then-MotoGP champions Suzuki the place he had been crew boss.

The 59-12 months-outdated had additionally beforehand been the crew supervisor for the manufacturing facility Yamaha outfit when MotoGP nice Valentino Rossi was the star rider.

Media hypothesis has linked him to former champions Repsol Honda in MotoGP, with that crew not too long ago signing Rossi’s half-brother Luca Marini.

Brivio was most not too long ago director of racing enlargement initiatives at Alpine, together with the younger driver programme.

The crew went by a serious administration change this 12 months with the departures of crew principal Otmar Szafnauer, CEO Laurent Rossi, sporting director Alan Permane and chief technical officer Pat Fry.

The Enstone-based crew completed the season sixth after ending up fourth in 2022.

“It has been a proud chapter in my motorsport career to be involved in Formula One with Alpine,” Brivio mentioned in a crew assertion.

“I am grateful to Alpine for accommodating my wish to pursue other opportunities which may (and I hope that they will) arise in the future.”

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