MotoGP CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta drops bomb: ‘There are some F1 street circuits we can use’

Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna, The promoters who control the MotoGP World Championship were at the Las Vegas Grand Prix to attend a meeting with Liberty Media, which bought 84% of the rights to motorcycle’s premier class a few months ago.

So this Saturday, the head of MotoGP was present at the class division for the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix and spoke to DAZN. In his short talk, Carmelo highlighted the spectacle that Liberty Media has created around F1 at events such as Las Vegas, and how much the MotoGP product could be improved with American help.

Next came a question from journalist Thomas Sleifer regarding the possibility of MotoGP turning the Grand Prix into something more similar to Las Vegas. When framing the question, journalists assumed that MotoGP could not compete in urban races like this, and Carmelo wanted to justify that idea. It was then that Ezpeleta said an important phrase to keep in mind for the future of the MotoGP calendar. “There are some F1 street circuits we can use.”

For safety reasons, it was thought that MotoGP could not be competed on the urban circuits visited by F1 because of the need for wide loopholes to stop bikes and drivers in the event of an accident. Although it is not possible to compete between walls, as in the case of Monaco, Las Vegas and Baku, Ezpeleta wanted to emphasize that there may be routes that allow these loopholes to be created.

“It doesn’t matter if we compete on urban circuits or not, we just need to get away.”. It’s hard to escape from here (Las Vegas), but There are several F1 street circuits available. Security is number one. When we started in 1992, our commitment was to improve safety, and we have achieved that. we won’t give up on it. But for example, in theory, Mandalika is a city. So if there’s a loophole circuit in the middle of the street, we’re there. ”commented. It is unclear whether Carmelo refers to a route such as Melbourne or Montreal, or another semi-city not located in the city centre.

“We’re within Liberty Media. This site is an example of what Liberty Media can do, not us (MotoGP). Unfortunately, we can’t race here, but the way they understand what racing is like is incredible. These are people who know a lot about entertainment and I think we have a great sport and with their help it will be even better,” he previously said on DAZN.