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Wilco Zeelenberg to Depart Trackhouse Aprilia at End of 2024, Confirms Davide Brivio
Davide Brivio has announced that Wilco Zeelenberg will be departing from Trackhouse Aprilia at the conclusion of the 2024 season. The confirmation came during the Aragon MotoGP.
Davide Brivio, the head of the Trackhouse Aprilia team, announced last weekend that Wilco Zeelenberg will depart from the team after the 2024 season.
Zeelenberg, who started with the Trackhouse team when it was initially launched as the Petronas SRT Yamaha team in 2019, will be departing from the satellite Aprilia project after the team's second season with the Noale brand, and its first season under the Trackhouse name.
In an interview with Simon Crafar, the pit lane reporter for MotoGP.com, conducted prior to the Aragon MotoGP race at MotorLand last Sunday, Brivio, who became a member of Trackhouse at the start of 2024, stated that Zeelenberg’s exit was a “very difficult” decision to make. He added that this move is part of the American-owned team’s efforts to explore a “new direction”.
"We talked about this [Zeelenberg leaving]," Brivio stated. "We made this choice together. Wilco [Zeelenberg] deserves a lot of recognition for his contributions."
"To be honest, when I got here, I discovered a team that he had developed over the years. Most of the team will stay the same next year, so he deserves a lot of praise for what he has created."
"As Trackhouse, we believed that looking ahead, we needed to explore a new path. It's unfortunate on one hand, but it's just business on the other hand."
"It's never easy, and reaching this decision has been extremely challenging."
The future plans for Zeelenberg remain uncertain. The Dutchman, who once won a 250cc Grand Prix, served as team manager for Jorge Lorenzo and later Maverick Vinales in the factory Yamaha MotoGP garage. In 2019, he transitioned to the Petronas SRT team, taking on the role of team manager.
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