Davide Brivio has revealed that Suzuki have tried to sign Valentino Rossi for their MotoGP return.

In 2011, Rossi was riding. Ducati And without having a good time. The organization of the team and its performance on the track was not up to the highest standards.

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Rossi respects nothing but the best.That’s why his time with Ducati was so frustrating, as he went winless in his two seasons with them.

But Valentino Rossi He wasn’t ready to throw in the towel in 2013 looking for a new team. Suzuki approached David Brivio To help him sign, but he made a mistake in the process.

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Davide Brivio explains why Valentino Rossi rejected Suzuki in 2014 despite Ducati’s frustrations.

He said in an interview with Moto.itDavide Brivio has been questioned about the rumors that helped Suzuki sign Valentino Rossi as they eye a return to MotoGP.

Suzuki wanted to sign Rossi for the 2014 season. However, Rossi wanted a seat for the 2013 season and was not particularly interested in signing with Suzuki, given their issues.

“Not at the end of his career. It was when Suzuki retired at the end of 2011. Then they wanted to come back, and that happened.

“Suzuki contacted me to see if Valentino would be interested in racing with them. I was working with Valentino, and we had a contract with Ducati for 2011-12.

In the year He sought a seat in 2013. He couldn’t wait until 2014. So no, we can’t wait until 2014, he said. But really, at that time Suzuki was not the bike you wanted…

“But knowing that Valentino was a little disappointed with Ducati, he said, ‘I contacted Suzuki to see if maybe we could offer one. He had some contact about it.’

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Valentino Rossi used free agency in 2013 to return to Yamaha

With Suzuki no longer an option for him, Rossi found himself leaving Ducati to return to Yamaha, where he had the greatest success of his career.

The legendary Italian rider will spend seven more years with Yamaha, although his championship days are far behind him.

Rossi delayed his retirement He was trying to capture the magic he had with Yamaha for several years, but fell short.

While it was great to see Rossi spend the last few years of his career at Yamaha, it was clear that the rest of his life was a way to ride off into the sunset.