Former Suzuki boss Davide Brivio believes the Hamamatsu factory's possible exit from MotoGP™ at the end of the current season offers "a great opportunity" to new manufacturers contemplating joining the premier class. Suzuki announced ahead of the French Grand Prix that they're in talks with Dorna over departing the series, but the now Alpine F1 supremo is hopeful a solution can be found.
Whilst speaking with Italy's Sky Sports, Brivio said: "Unfortunately for Suzuki, it’s a difficult and particular moment. I’m so sorry about this. I hope it will not happen but we'll see. To see everything ending is sad, for all the people who work there, which I know so well. I think that they are trying to find a solution. Suzuki is retiring, but it would be nice to save the team or find somebody that could join [the Championship].
"In MotoGP, even if it has pros and cons, there are less business-oriented dynamics. In F1, probably somebody would buy the team. It would be an opportunity there. Here, things are different, but who knows what can happen? Somebody could take profit from this situation. It would be a great opportunity for someone who is wanting to start a MotoGP project.
"This team is ready, there are very good people working there. Half of the work is already done. But I don’t know which kind of talks are going on. For example, a new constructor that plans to join MotoGP in 2024 could keep this team alive in 2023. There are some advantages for sure. In 2014, for example, we tested on Monday when the championship had just raced. It would be a fun project."