In 2022, Livio Suppo had a brief stint with Suzuki, whose MotoGP program ended at the end of that year. Now, the former leader of the Hamamatsu manufacturer, as well as Honda and Ducati, returns to the paddock… in Moto2.
The Italian joins the Italtrans Racing Team as a consultant, thus returning to the promotion categories. In statements to the site SPEEDWEEK.com, Suppo explained how the opportunity arose and why he accepted it:
“Last year, the owners of Italtrans asked me to help with the restructuring of the team. Italtrans is a large company that is well known in the logistics and transport sector in Italy and has a fantastic history that started from scratch and developed into what it is today with over 800 of its own trucks. The owners […] are very nice people and it is a pleasure to work with them. I am very happy to share some of my experience with a Moto2 team.”
The work has been ongoing since last year and, according to Suppo, the goal is ambitious: ‘Our starting point was in the middle of September last year. It was a bit late, but I am still happy that we have built a strong team in the meantime. The goal is to be the reference in Moto2. Italtrans is a very well-organized and healthy company, so I believe they deserve to have the same in races’.”
The Italtrans Racing Team consultant made it clear what his functions are: ‘I am not the team director, that is Roberto Brivio. I am more like a consultant for the company. This means that I am not at every race, but maybe only four or five times a year. I work behind the scenes to help Roberto and the team and to be a kind of filter between the team and the owners. In this role, I will try to avoid the problems that usually arise in races. And if there are any, I try to find a solution‘.
