22 GP maximum cap
During this Mugello weekend, the topic of the length of the MotoGP world championship calendar emerged. The reigning world champion Marc Marquez hinted that 22 GPs, which turn into 44 races considering the presence of the Sprint in every weekend, are too many. Even an experienced former manager like Carlo Pernat pointed the finger at the excessive commitment to which the riders are subjected.
Speaking with Italian journalists during the Italian GP weekend, Carlos Ezpeleta, MotoGP sporting director, however assured that there is no intention to further increase the number of races, even with the arrival of Liberty Media. The 24 rounds around the world that characterize Formula 1 will not be reached.
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“According to us, for now the maximum number is 22 – confirmed Ezpeleta, responding to a specific question from FormulaPassion.it – also for the next five years the agreement we have with the teams is not to exceed that number.” However, this stability does not exclude the possibility of adding other side events that naturally aim to bring MotoGP closer to as wide an audience as possible.”
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“Also for the future we will remain at 22 GPs, but now we have organized what we call Grand Prix 0, the season launch, which we did last year in Bangkok and this year in Kuala Lumpur. That is another form of growth – emphasized the Spanish manager – but we are not thinking of growing from that point of view. We rather see growth in the perspective of being able to do many other things that are not races.”
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