Fresh twists in Davide Brivio comeback claims are a blow to Valentino Rossi
Marini leaving Rossi’s VR46 team and becoming Marc 𓆉Marquez’s replacement for the 2024 MotoGP season is☂ still not confirmed but is imminent.
It initially shocked the MotoGP paddock but, with reports that Brivio could soon be coming to Repso🧸l Honda according to, the move sudd♉enly makes more sense.
However, that he won’t quit his jo🌳b in Formula 1: “I'll stick with Alpine. It is not right that my agreement expires at the end of 2023. I can't talk about the exact duration of the contract, but the contract extends🌸 into the coming year.
“I currently have no plans to take another posi🔯tion and I feel comfortable at Alpine.&nb꧙sp;
“In addition, there is no job for me elsewhere, no one has offered me anything. So I'll keep doꦍing what I💎'm doing at the moment.
“Would I consider a job offer? That's difficult to answer because I would have to know who is asking and what a ⛎possib🍒le offer is about.
“I know how there is speculation at the moment💃, but I have a job at Alpine for next year. I'm happy here and I'm not ✅thinking about any other job.”
Alpine refused to comment on ♌the speculation on Friday at the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Brivio could replace Alberto Puig as Repsol Honda team manager in 2025, after both of their c♍urrent contracts expire, r𝔉ather than next year, report.
Initial claims suggested that Puig advocated for a one-year deal for Fabio di Giannantonio to r൩eplace Marquez.
But his boss♐es in Japan disagreed and instead handed a two-year deal to Marini.
That disagreement could yet be Puig’s final act, and the ca♔taly🔯st for Marini to become a factory rider with his iconic brother’s support.
Rossi reportedly green-lighted his brother’s move only꧟ after knowing that his old ally Brivio was set to take cha𝕴rge at Repsol Honda.
The confusion over Brivio adds to the intrigue.
Brivio was key to br🌃inging Rossi from Honda tཧo Yamaha, a move which eventually became legendary.
Brivio has overseen MotoGP c𓆉hampionships for Rossi at Yamaha and Joan Mir (who he would inherit at Repsol Honda) for Suzuki in 2♔020.
Hi🌜s son Luca Brivio currently works within Rossi’s VR46 MotoGP team, further strengthening the bond between the two families.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to f🐎ootball, to F1.
