Last December, Davide Brivio announced his departure from Alpine in Formula 1. Rumors suggested a potential return to MotoGP with Repsol Honda, but now Yamaha emerges as a possibility… in the position currently held by Lin Jarvis.
The newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport writes that the Italian has been rumored to replace the Briton – who may have 2024 as his last season as team’s managing director. Brivio is not unfamiliar with Yamaha, having been one of the operation to sign with Valentino Rossi for 2004.
Moreover, given his connection to Il Dottore, he could be key to securing a satellite team agreement with the VR46 Racing Team in 2025. As it is known, Yamaha is eager to have a second team, while VR46’s contract with Ducati expires at the end of this year.
Between 2004 and 2010, Brivio was the team manager at Yamaha, experiencing a golden era during that time with several titles won by Rossi. More recently, he was a key figure in the Suzuki project before leaving for Alpine in F1 at the end of 2020.