Earlier this month it was introduced that Liberty Media, the American leisure firm which additionally owns F1, acquired an 86% stake in Dorna Sports activities, valuing the MotoGP, WorldSBK and MotoE promoter at €4.2 billion.
It revived the concept of the 2 championships experimenting with a joint weekend, which in accordance with Dorna sporting director Carlos Ezpeleta was “not discarded” however not actively labored on both.
COTA chairman Epstein, whose circuit hosted final week’s eventful Grand Prix of the Americas and welcomes F1 in October, believes a double-header with each collection could be doable however faces a number of hindrances.
“I feel there are problems past the apparent,” Epstein informed chosen media, together with Motorsport.com.
“The primary ones that come to thoughts are simply the bodily ones, however from a sponsor activation standpoint they each deliver totally different sponsors, totally different activations and producers, that we might be bulging on the seams.
“And in addition, you’d need to do a whole lot of changeover of monitor signage. The media centre would bulge a bit bit on the seams. It is doable, I do not know that it is possible.”
However amid struggles to increase MotoGP’s fanbase in North America, Epstein welcomed Liberty’s arrival with open arms, saying his circuit will probably be “one of many largest beneficiaries”.
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“We’re excited by it most likely greater than anyone,” he defined. “MotoGP has come to the US and actually not had a complete lot of consideration paid to it. And as soon as they depart, that is all you hear for about one other 51 weeks.
“So this can be a implausible factor to have us be the one form of flag bearer of MotoGP within the US and to offer assist to that collection that we have had 12 years of dedication to, and actually imagine in.
“It is a implausible competitors and it is simply ready for extra individuals to find it. I hope we’re one of many largest beneficiaries of that buy.
“I do not assume they’ve to vary the game in any respect. They simply need to concentrate on shedding a bit extra mild on it, giving it visibility. They have the channels and the power.”
On Thursday COTA introduced a deal whereby early chicken ticket holders for October’s F1 grand prix can re-sell their weekend normal admission tickets again to the circuit for a revenue, which runs till after the circuit unveils its music line-up on 29 April.
“We bought greater than 10,000 GA tickets at a value of $299 and we’ll provide to purchase again their tickets at $350,” Epstein defined.
“After we announce our performers, these tickets are going to be value properly greater than then they paid.
“We’ll put a restricted quantity of tickets on sale once more, after the music announcement, at a bit bit increased value.
“We need to present there’s worth in our tickets and I feel it is a robust assertion.”
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