The 2020 title-winning outfit has been on the hunt for a team manager since Davide Brivio – who helmed the Japanese marque from 2013 – departed to join Alpine as its racing director in Formula 1.
With Brivio’s exit coming on the eve of the 2021 season, Suzuki elected to form a management committee of seven high-profile members of the team helmed by project leader Shinichi Sahara.
But discontent grew within Suzuki without anyone filling the void left by Brivio, with Sahara admitting at the end of last year that his new role proved too much for him.
Suzuki was dealt a blow last week when Alpine announced a new role for Brivio, ending hopes of a return to Suzuki for the Italian – with the marque admitting earlier this month that searching for a new team manager was taking longer than expected.
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