Suzuki MotoGP boss Brivio set to lead Alpine F1 team!

Suzuki MotoGP boss Davide Brivio is set to become the CEO of Alpine F1 and oversee the brand's efforts in Grand Prix racing.

Brivio spearheaded Suzuki and Joan Mir's charge to the MotoGP world championship title in 2020, but the highly competent Italian's achievements include multiple world championships with Yamaha.

According to Motorsport.com, Renault is considering significant management changes to its Alpine F1 structure.

It is being speculated that current team boss Cyril Abiteboul could move to a senior position at Alpine, while executive director Marcin Budkowski would take over as team principal, answering to Brivio acting as chief executive of the racing entity.

Ahead of its rebranding to Alpine, Renault F1 underwent several management changes, the most recent of which was the departure at the helm of the unit of Jerome Stoll.

Speaking at last year's Italian GP, Renault boss Luca de Meo alluded to Alpine's future management structure.

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"We need to simplify the chain of command," he said. "We need to have responsibilities for the different parts.

"One thing to do is to develop a dealer network, the other is to run a Formula 1team, so you need someone who kind of pulls the ropes.

"But trust us: we can organise this sort of thing. We do it on the other brands and Cyril is part of the story for sure, a big part of the story."

Interestingly, de Meo and Brivio have worked together in the past at Yamaha's MotoGP unit. Brivio was part of the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer's efforts in MotoGP for almost twenty years, leading the team to multiple titles with Valentino Rossi.

He then enjoyed a brief hiatus before returning to the sport with Suzuki in 2013.

On Thursday morning, Suzuki and Brivio confirmed their parting of the ways although the Italian made no mention of Alpine.

"A new professional challenge and opportunity suddenly came to me and in the end I decided to take it," said Brivio in a statement released by Suzuki.

"It has been a difficult decision. The hardest part will be to leave this fabulous group of people, whom I started this project with when Suzuki re-joined the championship.

"It’s hard to say goodbye also to all the people who have arrived over the years to create this great team.

"I feel sad from this point of view, but at the same time I feel a lot of motivation for this new challenge – which was the key when I had to decide between renewing my contract with Suzuki or starting a completely new experience."

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