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F1 star Max Verstappen reportedly interested in owning a MotoGP team.
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen is reportedly exploring investment in a MotoGP team, following Guenther Steiner’s acquisition of the Tech3 squad.
Verstappen, along with his entourage and father Jos, has expressed interest in buying shares of Honda and Aprilia’s satellite teams, LCR and Trackhouse.
Despite Verstappen’s interest, both LCR’s Lucio Cecchinello and Trackhouse’s Justin Marks are not willing to sell at the moment.
Verstappen may have to wait for an opportunity to own a team in MotoGP due to the current owners’ reluctance to sell.
This news comes after rumors of Lewis Hamilton considering a similar move with the Gresini team ended without fruition.
Sky estimates the current value of a MotoGP team at €25-30 million, but prices may increase with Liberty Media’s takeover of the sport’s commercial rights.
