Maverick Vinales and Joan Mir could face MotoGP as Carmelo Izpeleta pushes non-Spanish riders.

Are there too many Spanish riders on the MotoGP grid?

The Dorna boss, now that MotoGP SEG is looking to bring more nationalities to the premier class, cannot be filled with Spaniards alone. Although he says that he has nothing to do with the new owners Freedom mediaIt’s something the American company has explored in Formula 1.

They have looked at setting up branches in all corners of the world to expand the sport’s audience. Liberty Media has already seen that impact in MotoGP by Torak Razgatlioglu and Diogo Moreira joins the grid in 2026.Turkey and Brazil are represented as new countries.

MotoGP teams are now looking at non-Spanish riders.

As previously stated, Izpeleta said the media had nothing to do with the fact that there should be “absolutely” fewer Spanish riders on the grid, according to the report. Autosport.

However, the report says that ‘the message has got through’ among MotoGP teams and they are taking a new direction when it comes to rider signings.

Teams are now looking for riders who are ‘non-Spanish’ and non-Italian, but ‘somewhat’. It explains why riders like South African Brad Binder and Jack Miller from Australia are ‘most wanted’ because of their passports.

Miller is ‘guaranteed’ to keep his seat at Pramac. As MotoGP needs an Aussie on the grid next year, especially for the upcoming Adelaide Grand Prix. Teams now look for ‘high value’ riders because of their nationality.

Signatures like the Colombian Moto2 star David Alonso, who will join Honda in 2027They are prime examples of this change. Teams are no longer focused on Spanish talent, which could be bad news for the Patriots. Vinyls And Mr.

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Maverick Vinales and Joan Mir are under pressure to stay in MotoGP.

With this new thinking from the MotoGP teams, Vinales and Mir, whose contract expires in 2026, could be prepared to drop the grid in favor of the incoming rider with a separate passport.

Vinales factory KTM contract ‘suspended’ Because of the injury. In the year He is set to join Alex Marquez in 2027, but with his physical struggles, and now this passport issue, the deal could fall through and be given to someone like Binder, who is fighting to stay in MotoGP.

The Mir looks set to leave Honda in 2027, with Fabio Quatararo and Alonso joining the factory team. Rumors are suggesting. Trackhouse wants to sign MirBut again, the passport can get in the way.

The same is true for Alex Rins, who is being replaced by Ai Ogura at Yamaha in 2027. Scott Redding believes Rein is only at Yamaha for his passport.But the pending exit, this proves that the change from Ezpeleta to new countries is very real.