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Brivio Confirms Zeelenberg’s Departure from Trackhouse Aprilia at End of 2024 Season
Davide Brivio has announced that Wilco Zeelenberg will be stepping down from his role at Trackhouse Aprilia after the 2024 season, with the confirmation made during the Aragon MotoGP event.
Davide Brivio, the principal of the Trackhouse Aprilia team, announced last weekend that Wilco Zeelenberg will depart from the team following the conclusion of the 2024 season.
Zeelenberg, who initially joined the Trackhouse team during its early days as the Petronas SRT Yamaha team in 2019, will depart from the satellite Aprilia project. This comes after the team's second season with the Noale brand, and its first season operating under the Trackhouse name.
During an interview with MotoGP.com pit lane reporter Simon Crafar prior to the Aragon MotoGP race at MotorLand last Sunday, Brivio, who became part of Trackhouse at the start of 2024, revealed that Zeelenberg’s exit was a "very challenging" decision. He noted that this move is part of the American-owned team's efforts to explore a "new direction".
"We talked about Zeelenberg leaving," Brivio stated. "We made this choice together. Wilco deserves a lot of recognition for his contributions."
"To be honest, when I got here, I discovered a team that he has put together over the years. Moreover, most of the team will remain the same next year, so he deserves significant recognition for his efforts."
“As Trackhouse, we believed that for future progress, we needed to explore a new path. While it’s unfortunate in some ways, it’s also a business decision.
"It's consistently a challenging scenario, and reaching this decision has been extremely tough."
The future plans of Zeelenberg are not yet known. The Dutchman, who once won a 250cc Grand Prix, served as the team manager for Jorge Lorenzo and later for Maverick Vinales within the factory Yamaha MotoGP team. In 2019, he transitioned to the role of team manager for the Petronas SRT team.
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