Alvaro Bautista says today’s MotoGP riders put ‘image’ before ‘racing’.

The explosion in MotoGP’s popularity has led to an influx of new fans from around the world as the sport continues to expand globally.

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With MotoGP now becoming more popular than ever, demand for adaptations of the sport is growing. very recently, David Tardozzi dismisses Liberty Media’s proposal for standby drivers.An idea that makes MotoGP more similar to Formula One.

But as the sport grows exponentially, Alvaro Bautista believes the current crop of MotoGP riders are more focused on the public eye than the actual competition.

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Alvaro Bautista said MotoGP riders today are very ‘image oriented’

Alvaro Bautista was a guest on Quick and curious. Podcast. The former MotoGP rider, who rides for Ducati in the Superbike World Championship, was highly critical of the current crop of MotoGP stars.

He believes the growth of MotoGP has made riders think more about their image in the public eye than the competition.

“Especially in recent years, it’s clear that everything is evolving faster with more and more media. When I was in MotoGP, there was less media interaction and less focus on social media.

“It was more focused on racing and less focused on image, now I think it’s almost more focused on image than racing, I don’t know exactly how because I don’t go to watch a lot of racing, but that’s what I see from the outside.

A superbike still retains that racing spirit, that competitiveness. Although they are incorporating more media interactions. This is normal. It is true, especially for the spectator, that the Superbike World Championship is spectacular.

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Do you agree with Alvaro Bautista on MotoGP fans?

Alvaro Bautista says Superbike is a ‘true fan’ for racing.

Bautista went a step further and suggested that the Superbike World Championship attracts more genuine motorsport fans, while MotoGP has become more of a social event.

“Because people have access to the grandstand, they can be with the riders, they can enjoy live events with the riders… When people come to see us, they don’t just watch the race, they feel like they’re part of the race.

“We meet them, there’s autographs, so there’s more interaction between the riders and the fans, the fans are more likely to see the riders in action. The truth is that the World Superbike Championship is designed very well for the fans.

“95% of the fans who come to the race are fans who really love motorcycles, and 5% are there for the show. I think recently MotoGP has more fans who come to the event, not for the show, not for the race itself.

“They don’t know what the bikes are and they don’t know half the grid. But the people who come to Superbike know them all… Real fans come to watch Superbike racing.”

While it’s surprising that Bautista is trying to introduce Superbike to an audience that might not be familiar with the product, he’s taken a very different stance on MotoGP.

To suggest that MotoGP fans aren’t true racing fans is alienating future audience members of Superbike, and with all due respect, it’s not a good look for a rider who hasn’t had much success in MotoGP.