The long-held dream of many motorsport followers – seeing System 1 and MotoGP share the identical stage throughout a single race weekend – could also be a step nearer to changing into actuality.
Motorsport.com understands that Liberty Media, the industrial rights holder of each championships, is exploring the potential for placing MotoGP equipment on observe at america Grand Prix, which is scheduled to happen on the Circuit of The Americas on the finish of October.
The thought is for MotoGP bikes to finish various demonstration laps sooner or later over the F1 weekend, giving spectators in Austin the chance to expertise the sequence up shut.
As a result of the occasion clashes with the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island – the ultimate version of the race to be held there beneath the present settlement – present MotoGP riders wouldn’t be obtainable to participate. As a substitute, the demonstration would function MotoGP Present Bikes, fully-operational exhibition machines based mostly on present or previous-specification prototypes.
An early proposal envisaged former riders related to every producer or crew using the bikes, though these particulars have but to be finalised.
MotoGP Sports activities Leisure Group (MotoGP SEG), which oversees the championship’s industrial and promotional actions, has already opened discussions with the producers to gauge their willingness to take part in what’s considered as an necessary advertising initiative inside MotoGP’s technique to broaden its presence in america.
One problem that also must be resolved is who will cowl the logistical prices of transporting the bikes and the personnel required to run them.
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Till now, most groups have relied on highway bikes wearing MotoGP liveries for promotional appearances. Nevertheless, the brand new agreements signed between the championship promoter and the groups embrace a dedication for every participant to keep up totally operational MotoGP prototypes that can be utilized for exhibition occasions resembling this.
Whereas MotoGP SEG and the producers are nonetheless discussing the finer particulars, either side view the proposal as a sexy alternative to assist develop MotoGP’s fanbase in considered one of its key goal markets.
Since Liberty Media accomplished its acquisition of Dorna, many inside the paddock have speculated about the potential for bringing System 1 and MotoGP collectively throughout the identical occasion.
Motorsport.com understands that such conversations have certainly taken place at govt degree, though there are presently no concrete plans to carry a mixed System 1 and MotoGP grand prix within the close to future.
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