Alpine’s former racing director Davide Brivio will leave the team at the end of the year after three seasons in Formula 1, in order to pursue other opportunities.Brivio was brought in from Suzuki’s MotoGP outfit ahead of the 2021 season as the Alpine racing director, but his area of influence...

After weeks of rumors, it has been confirmed that Joan Mir will join Team Suzuki Ecstar in MotoGP for 2019 and 2020.The 20-year-old from Palma de Mallorca, is the reigning Moto3 World Champion and he'll be lining up alongside MotoGP sophomore Alex Rins -- continuing Suzuki’s philosophy of continuously searching...

Suzuki's factory MotoGP team officially introduced its 2017 squad at Sepang, with riders Andrea Iannone and Alex Rins, former Moto2 title contender.The new-look Team Suzuki Ecstar was introduced in Sepang ahead of the start of the first series official test, with team manager Davide Brivio the first to speak ahead...

Suzuki MotoGP boss Davide Brivio says the manufacturer is happy to lose the concessions designed to help emerging factories after just two seasons back in the championship.Having left MotoGP at the end of 2011, Suzuki returned in '15 with Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales finishing 11th and 12th in the...

Suzuki recruit Andrea Iannone will not ride on the final two days of the Jerez MotoGP test, in order to save the manufacturer's testing allowance.The former Ducati rider made his debut with Suzuki last week at Valencia, finishing impressed with the GSX-RR chassis and with the fourth-fastest time. With rookie...

Suzuki MotoGP rookie Alex Rins has been diagnosed with two compressed vertebrae following his crash during testing at Valencia on Wednesday.The Moto2 race winner will graduate to MotoGP in 2017 as part of Suzuki's all-new line-up with Andrea Iannone. Rins tested Suzuki's GSX-RR for the first time on Tuesday at...

Suzuki rider Maverick Vinales believes the "pressure" of being linked to a 2017 factory Yamaha MotoGP deal will help his on-track performance.The 21-year-old is believed to be Yamaha's number one candidate to replace Jorge Lorenzo, should the world champion's move to Ducati be announced as expected before the Jerez race...

The Suzuki MotoGP team ran a seamless gearbox in its GSX-RR for the first time during this week's private test at Sepang.The Japanese manufacturer completed two days of running at the home of the Malaysian Grand Prix, with Maverick Vinales joined by test riders Takuya Tsuda and Nobuatsu Aoki.Aleix Espargaro...

MotoGP officials should have addressed tensions between Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez before their Sepang clash, reckons Suzuki team manager Davide Brivio. Brivio was Rossi's team boss at Yamaha until leaving at the end of 2010.He believes the Italian's outbursts against Marquez on the eve of the Malaysian Grand Prix...

Suzuki's MotoGP return at Valencia this weekend will be a "big moment" for judging how much work it has to do to be fully competitive, says team boss Davide Brivio.After a lengthy testing program with the new GSX-RR, Suzuki will enter Randy de Puniet as a wildcard in the Valencian...