Team Suzuki's Joan Mir celebrates on the podium with Davide Brivio after winning the world championship, November 15 2020. Picture: REUTERS/ALBERT GEA
Brivio presided over a double title success in 2020, with Spaniard Joan Mir winning the MotoGP world championship in the absence of injured Honda rider Marc Marquez. “Achieving a MotoGP title is something that will remain in the Suzuki history books and it will always have a special place in my life memories.”
That appointment triggered speculation that Budkowski was set to replace Abiteboul at the helm with Brivio joining in a CEO role.The motorsport.com website noted that Renault CEO Luca de Meo had been chief marketing officer of Fiat when the Italian car company sponsored the Yamaha MotoGP team when Brivio was team manager and Valentino Rossi the star rider.