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Wilco Zeelenberg to Exit Trackhouse Aprilia at End of 2024, Confirms Davide Brivio at Aragon MotoGP
Davide Brivio has announced that Wilco Zeelenberg will be stepping down from his position at Trackhouse Aprilia after the 2024 season, a statement made during the Aragon MotoGP.
Davide Brivio, the team principal of Trackhouse Aprilia, announced last weekend that Wilco Zeelenberg will be departing from the team following the conclusion of the 2024 season.
Zeelenberg, who started with the Trackhouse team when it originally launched as the Petronas SRT Yamaha team in 2019, will depart 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 MotoGP.com pit lane reporter Simon Crafar before last Sunday's Aragon MotoGP race at MotorLand, Brivio, who began his tenure at Trackhouse in early 2024, shared that Zeelenberg's exit was a "very tough" decision. He noted that this move is part of the American-owned team's efforts to explore "some different direction".
"We had a conversation about Zeelenberg leaving," Brivio stated. "It was a mutual decision. Wilco deserves a lot of recognition for his contributions."
"To be frank, when I got here, I discovered a team that he has put together over the years. Additionally, most of the team will remain the same next year, so he deserves a lot of praise for his efforts."
"As Trackhouse, we believed that for the future, we needed to explore a new path. While it's unfortunate on one hand, it's just a business decision on the other."
“It’s never easy to deal with such circumstances, and reaching this decision has been extremely challenging.”
The future of Zeelenberg remains uncertain at this time. Once a victor in the 250cc Grand Prix, the Dutchman held the role of team manager for Jorge Lorenzo and later Maverick Vinales within the factory Yamaha MotoGP team. In 2019, he transitioned to the Petronas SRT team, also as team manager.
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