Liberty Media introduced earlier this month that had acquired 86% of Dorna Sports activities in a blockbuster deal price €4.2 million, which it hopes to finalise by the tip of 2024.
Whereas the American media large has but to debate what plans it has to develop MotoGP’s reputation, it’s possible its efforts with Components 1 will act because the blueprint.
Talking forward of this weekend’s Americas Grand Prix – a key marketplace for MotoGP – Gresini Ducati rider Marquez is enthused by Liberty’s takeover given what it has carried out with F1.
“In fact, I’m proud of that information as a result of what they did in Components 1 was tremendous large and it was an enormous distinction,” he stated.
“So, they’re the specialists after all, however the goal is to attraction to these younger generations, to create large names right here in MotoGP like for instance prior to now when it was Valentino [Rossi], [Dani] Pedrosa, [Jorge] Lorenzo, [Casey] Stoner – all large names who appealed to extra folks.
“This shall be a matter of funding, funding in MotoGP and funding in rising the present. All this stuff will arrive sooner or later.”
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Reigning double world champion Francesco Bagnaia believes Liberty has “nice concepts” for the way forward for MotoGP.
“It’s very tough to say what they’ll enhance,” he added. “It’s already a very nice present, but it surely must be extra common.
“A factor that makes a giant distinction is that Components 1 is made with vehicles and automobile producers are greater than bike producers.
“However I feel Liberty media has nice concepts to enhance our state of affairs that are actually good.
“It would enhance as a result of they know what to do, they increase Components 1 to the utmost peak we’ve ever seen. It will likely be an excellent alternative for MotoGP.”
Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro doesn’t imagine MotoGP “can copy all the things” Liberty has carried out with F1, however feels the transfer is “promising”.
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“We have to wait, we have to give it time,” he stated. “I spoke with Carlos Ezpeleta final week by phone, he referred to as me, and what he stated to me was we’ve got to be affected person, it’s going to take time to see what course we’ve got to take.
“It’s not you could copy all the things that Components 1 did with Liberty, it’s a distinct sport. However it appears promising.”
