Earlier this week, Liberty announced that it had acquired 86% ownership of Dorna Sports and the MotoGP World Championship in a deal worth €4.2 billion.
Under Liberty’s ownership, MotoGP hopes to replicate the success F1 has had in breaking through to a wider audience since the American media giant took it under its wing in 2016.
The US is a key market for MotoGP, which will visit the Circuit of the Americas in Texas for its next round on 14 April, and Trackhouse Racing's takeover of the former RNF Aprilia squad means it now has a team baring the Stars and Stripes.
Ezpeleta convinced that MotoGP can become “a reference” in the US with Liberty’s guidance.
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“The first thing is that the interest in the United States is common to everyone, to all sports, no matter where their investors are from, and it is something that all sports want to do, to grow in the United States,” Ezpeleta told Por Orejas, Autosport’s Spanish language MotoGP podcast.
“It is clear that having Liberty as a partner will surely facilitate this growth. We come from an important past in the United States.
“It surprises many people, even those of us who are in the world championship, that the United States has had more champions in the premier class than Spain, for example.
“Almost twice as many, in fact. So, there is an important past linked to that market that is clearly interesting because it is a world leader culturally, socially, economically and also because of its economic impact on the business.
Source: Autosport