Earlier this month it was introduced that Liberty Media, the American leisure firm which additionally owns F1, acquired an 86% stake in Dorna Sports activities, valuing the MotoGP, WorldSBK and MotoE promoter at €4.2 billion.
It revived the thought of the 2 championships experimenting with a joint weekend, which in keeping with Dorna sporting director Carlos Ezpeleta was “not discarded” however not actively labored on both.
COTA chairman Epstein, whose circuit hosted final week’s eventful Grand Prix of the Americas and welcomes F1 in October, believes a double-header with each sequence can be potential however faces a number of hindrances.
“I believe there are problems past the apparent,” Epstein instructed chosen media, together with Motorsport.com.
“The primary ones that come to thoughts are simply the bodily ones, however from a sponsor activation standpoint they each carry completely different sponsors, completely different activations and producers, that we’d be bulging on the seams.
“And likewise, you’d must do plenty of changeover of observe signage. The media centre would bulge slightly bit on the seams. It is potential, I do not know that it is possible.”
However amid struggles to develop MotoGP’s fanbase in North America, Epstein welcomed Liberty’s arrival with open arms, saying his circuit can be “one of many largest beneficiaries”.
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“We’re excited by it in all probability greater than anyone,” he defined. “MotoGP has come to the US and actually not had a complete lot of consideration paid to it. And as soon as they go away, that is all you hear for about one other 51 weeks.
“So it is a implausible factor to have us be the one kind of flag bearer of MotoGP within the US and to offer help to that sequence that we have had 12 years of dedication to, and actually consider in.
“It is a implausible competitors and it is simply ready for extra individuals to find it. I hope we’re one of many largest beneficiaries of that buy.
“I do not suppose they’ve to alter the game in any respect. They only must concentrate on shedding slightly extra mild on it, giving it visibility. They have the channels and the flexibility.”
On Thursday COTA introduced a deal whereby early chicken ticket holders for October’s F1 grand prix can re-sell their weekend common admission tickets again to the circuit for a revenue, which runs till after the circuit unveils its music line-up on 29 April.
“We offered greater than 10,000 GA tickets at a worth of $299 and we will supply to purchase again their tickets at $350,” Epstein defined.
“Once we announce our performers, these tickets are going to be price nicely greater than then they paid.
“We’ll put a restricted quantity of tickets on sale once more, after the music announcement, at slightly bit increased worth.
“We wish to present there’s worth in our tickets and I believe it is a robust assertion.”
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