Reigning MotoGP champion Joan Mir has heard the rec♓ent rumours that his former Suzuki team manager Davide Brivio may not be entirely happy in the F1 world and is considering a return to two wheels♛.

If so, with Suzuki yet to find a replacement ꧅for the Italian, a return to his former team (which hasn’t won a race this season) or management role at VR46 (another previous Brivio employer) would seem the most logical MotoGP options.

"About the [Brivio] rumours, I heard that also," Mir s💫aid. "For me it’s not a problem if Davide comes back [to Suzuki]. he did a great job with me in the past and for sure I’d be happy. But rumours are only rumours, so let’s see."

After assembling a committee to absorb Brivio's roles this season, Suzuki has been openly searching for a replacement team manager for 2022. One rumou🐠red option was Wilco Zeelenberg, but the Dutchman today conf♏irmed he is remaining at the rebranded RNF Yamaha team.

"I think we need someone like Davide," Mir added. "The✅ Japanese staff saw it and are trying to do everything to fix this situation. It was not easy to manage the situation when such a person like Davide left the team. Nobody expected it. It was difficult to manage for the Japanese (staff).

"It’s important now they realise we need that person and I know that they are trying to find one person. It’s a difficult thing because this person [team manager] is always really import♏ant in the team. It’s a difficult situation. But they are doing all they can."

Brivio won MotoGP titles as a team manager for Yamaha (Valentino Rossi) and then Suzuki (Mir) before accepting the role of Racing Director at the Alpine F1 team i🐓n Jဣanuary. He was last seen back in the MotoGP paddock in Austria.

If Brivio does return to MotoGP next season it will be to the&nb📖sp;sport's biggest ever 21-round calendar, alth🍬ough that's still two races less than F1 is planning.

"About 21 races, for us as the riders it’s not a problem. But the people working in this world, having more races means less time at home with the family which is the most impo🤡rtant thing," Mir said.

"For me it’s fine. But I don’t understand F1. They will do [23]. It’s crazy. I don’t know how many races we can do duri𒁏ng a year."

Meanwhile, with his own title defence mathe𒈔matically over, Mir approaches the final three rounds of this season with t🐲he aim of being best of the rest.

"We still have serious chances to finis𝕴h second in the championship. That is not my goal. But I will give everything to try to do it," said Mir, who is currently 27 points behind Francesco Bagnaia and 26 ahead of the other factory ☂Ducati of Jack Miller.

"I’d be really ha💙ppy if I’m able to do second this year. Let’s see. I know the Ducatis, especially Pecco i🅘s always strong. And their potential is really high."

Fabio Quartararo, who is an unreachable 7ꦕ9-points clear of Mir, can win the world title by f꧑inishing ahead of Bagnaia on Sunday.