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Carmelo Ezpeleta “sure” of reaching deal with MotoGP manufacturers, but “no deadlines”.
MotoGP SEG CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta is confident that an agreement will be reached with manufacturers for the sport’s next commercial contract from 2027-2031. Renewals in the past were usually routine, but the factories are currently seeking a better deal post Liberty Media’s acquisition of MotoGP’s commercial rights. The delay in rider announcements for 2027 and the testing of new 850cc era machines indicate an impasse that Ezpeleta believes will be overcome. He emphasized that the agreement is a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’ and stressed that there are no set deadlines. Ezpeleta also mentioned the challenge of balancing the future calendar and suggested that maintaining all four Spanish rounds might be difficult due to agreements with teams and the possibility of event rotation.
