Liberty Media now appears ready to offer the MotoGP teams the revenue share plan they want, but wants the riders to play the role it likes with F1 drivers.
MotoGP teams are currently locked in negotiations Freedom media on the Championship’s new commercial deal for the next five-year cycle. The series currently has no agreement with five manufacturers (Aprilia, Ducati, Honda, KTM and Yamaha).
Time to take over the MotoGP Sports Entertainment Team (MGP Team, formerly). Dorna Sports) to negotiate with the teams is to delay them by confirming any rider movement for the 2027 season. So far, the groups have remained united in their approach to the talks.
It is said that MotoGP teams have agreed not to announce their riders for 2027. Until a new trade agreement is made. Currently, only Aprilia’s Marco Bezecici, LCR riders Yohan Zarco and Diogo Moreira and Pramac racer Toprak Razgatlioglu are confirmed for next year.
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Freedom to give a percentage of MotoGP revenues to the teams to secure a new business deal is heating up.
Aprilia, KTM and Yamaha were absent from the MotoGP special event at Jerez. As a clear sign of opposition to the recent offers of independence of the three developers, as well. But progress can come now, for example Gazzetta dello Sport Liberty chiefs say they are easing up on their position.
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It is understood that Liberty now ‘appears ready’ to accept the MotoGP teams’ request for a revenue share system to offer Liberty Formula 1 teams. Liberty wanted to keep MotoGP at a ‘fixed share’, but was open to a percentage of the revenue.
However, Liberty bosses want MotoGP riders to emulate their F1 driver counterparts by giving constructors a bigger slice of the championship’s commercial revenue. Liberty wants drivers to spend more time with the commercials to help the series grow.
Freedom believes it is vital that MotoGP drivers agree to serve as brand ambassadors, just as F1 drivers do in their other championships. The idea is that riders will help increase the visibility and revenue of MotoGP, which will help the championship, the riders and the teams.
It remains to be seen how willing the MotoGP riders are to comply with the demands for independence. It also remains to be seen what effect the developer’s acceptance of the exemption will have on the revenue share contracts many have reportedly signed with riders.
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