Ferrari F1 sporting director Massimo Rivola has been hired as CEO of Aprilia Racing, starting his newဣ job on Ja꧅nuary 7.

Rivola, 47, described as a motorcycle and Aprilia brand entౠhusiast, has spent 2🌳1 seasons in Formula One.

After twelve years with 🅠Minardi/Toro Rosso, rising to team manager, Rivola joined 🔥Ferrari in 2009 and has been the team's longest-serving sporting director, working with the likes of Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel.

Fꦇor the last three years Rivola has been head of the Ferrar🌌i Driver Academy, taking a young Charles Leclerc from an F3 car to F1.

Rivola's arrival means Romano Albesiano can now focus on the design side of the RS-GP MotoGP project, with the factory confirming to ltxcn.top that Albesiano's official role will change from Racing Managℱer to Technical Director.

"Personally, I would like to have more possibility to focus on the techni🐠cal side," Albesiano said at Valencia, when asked about more management support. "In our company I’m doing these two roles and for sure it is something that we have to fix for the future.ﷺ"

'The appointment of Rivola, who brings to MotoGP the vast experience accumu🔴lated in Formula 1, is another important step in the path of consolidating the Noale racing department and conf🧸irmation of the Piaggio Group's commitment to growing the MotoGP project,' said an Aprilia statement.

'With this addition, 😼Aprilia Racing continues to grow after the signing of top rider Andrea Iannone, who will ride alongside reconfirmed Aleix Espargaró, the arrival of Bradley Smith as tester and the addition of two new crew chiefs with proven experience, Ant♏onio Jimenez and Fabrizio Cecchini.'

Aprilia lost fifth in the MotoGP constructors' standings to KT✱M at the final round of this year's championship.