Liberty Media is on the verge of acquiring Dorna Sports, adding MotoGP to the Formula 1 it acquired in 2017. If the deal goes through, there may be significant changes in the premier class of motorcycle racing, similar to what happened in the equivalent of motorsport.
Right away, a possible americanization, as admitted by Giacomo Agostini to the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, quoted in Motosan.es: ‘It is very likely that we will see actors, jet set, champions of other sports. It’s really very good, it’s 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‘.
Cependant, de nouveaux propriétaires peuvent entraîner des changements de direction, éventuellement avec le départ du directeur exécutif de Dorna – Carmelo Ezpeleta – qui a été une figure essentielle du MotoGP. Agostini a commenté : ‘Je suis désolé pour Ezpeleta, qui a beaucoup fait pour le motocyclisme et a toujours été proche des équipes et a aidé celles qui rencontraient des problèmes‘.
