Davide Brivio is looking to the future of MotoGP by focusing on format and spectacle rather than a sporting revolution. Interviewed by Crash.net, the Trackhouse team principal explained that "from a sporting point of view, the competition in MotoGP is fine," but that something can be improved in the format of the weekend.
The main proposal concerns qualifying: "Personally, I would split the qualifying. One qualifying for the Sprint and one qualifying for the Grand Prix race," Brivio said, pointing out that the current system risks "compromising the whole weekend on Friday afternoon." With only one session valid for both races, in fact, a bad qualifying is punished twice, increasing the pressure already from Friday practice.
It's a problem also shared by the riders, especially when external factors such as yellow flags come into play. "If you get screwed over by a crash or a yellow flag, it's a shame to throw away the entire weekend," Luca Marini said recently, the Honda man suggesting having four riders go through Q1 instead of two.
Brivio then turned the spotlight on the technical regulations, ahead of the switch to 850cc engines in 2027: "The regulations must always be aligned with the show. We are going to face a big change of regulations, but you always have to think about what we can do to improve the show."