Liberty Media is on the verge of acquiring Dorna Sports, adding MotoGP to Formula 1 which it acquired in 2017. If the deal goes through, there could be significant changes in the premier class of motorcycle racing, just as it happened in the equivalent of car racing.
Right away, a possible Americanization, as Giacomo Agostini admitted to the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, quoted in Motosan.es: ‘It is very likely that we will see actors, jet set, champions from other sports. It is really very good, it is fantastic, they know how to exploit this aspect very well without losing sight of the focal point, which is the race, the sport‘.
The 15-time world champion believes that Liberty Media’s entry could mean growth for MotoGP, as has been the case with F1 in the last seven years: ‘F1 is in a golden moment, and since we are not inferior in terms of spectacle from the start, but I think our races are even more exciting, I think there is a lot of room for growth‘.
However, new owners may lead to changes in leadership, eventually resulting in the departure of Dorna’s CEO – Carmelo Ezpeleta – who has been an essential figure in MotoGP. Agostini commented: ‘I regret for Ezpeleta, who has done a lot for motorcycling and has always been close to the teams and helped those who had problems‘.
