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F1's Purchase Of MotoGP Was Just Approved, Here's What That Means Going Forward

After months of hearings on the acquisition of MotoGP by Formula 1's Liberty Media, and months of not knowing whether the EU would allow the sale to proceed, it's finally been approved. Here's what that means.

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Liberty given "unconditional" green light for MotoGP acquisition by European Commission

The European Commission has given the green light for Liberty Media to acquire MotoGP promoter Dorna more than a year after the deal was first announced.

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Liberty Media given “unconditional” green light for MotoGP acquisition

The European Commission has given the green light for Liberty Media to acquire MotoGP promoter Dorna more than a year after the deal was first announced.

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Dorna CEO Ezpeleta to miss first MotoGP race in 33 years

Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta will miss the MotoGP British Grand Prix this weekend after undergoing surgery for a spinal injury.

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Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta to miss first MotoGP race in 33 years

Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta will miss the MotoGP British Grand Prix this weekend after undergoing surgery for a spinal injury.

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Will Harley-Davidson’s MotoGP ‘bagger’ support series attract American fans?

For those who’ve ever witnessed both MotoGP and Formula 1, you’ll know that MotoGP’s machines are louder. F1’s muffled turbo-hybrids just can’t compete with the naturally aspirated motorcycle motors, and they sound better, too.

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Road Glide bike to feature in new Harley-Davidson MotoGP series

The new Harley-Davidson championship set to feature on the 2026 MotoGP undercard will see riders battle it out on the manufacturer’s Road Glide model.

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KTM May Transfer MotoGP Team To Itself, But Series Has Serious Offers For Its Spot

KTM is leaving MotoGP in 2026. Unfortunately for all those who bleed orange, that's just a fact, as the company's insolvency administrator made it abundantly clear late last year. Racing, and indeed the high cost of top-tier MotoGP racing, just isn't necessary for the company to save itself.

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Jerez to stay on MotoGP calendar until at least 2031

MotoGP has committed to race in Jerez until at least 2031 after the series’ commercial rights holder Dorna extended its contract with the track. The Andalusian venue, which is hosting the Spanish Grand Prix for the 38th time this weekend, has become one of the most iconic stops on the calendar.

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Jerez to remain on MotoGP calendar until at least 2031

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EU set to approve Liberty Media's purchase of MotoGP owners Dorna Sports

Liberty Media is set to earn approval from the European Union antitrust authorities in its bid to acquire MotoGP owners Dorna Sports.

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EU to OK Liberty Media's €4.2bn purchase of MotoGP

Liberty Media is set to earn approval from the European Union antitrust authorities in its bid to acquire the MotoGP owners Dorna Sports.

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Why Michelin has given up on MotoGP

Michelin has explained it is set to leave the MotoGP championship because Dorna wanted to have the same supplier for all of its series, which the French marque disagreed with.

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Michelin explains reasons why it has departed MotoGP

Michelin has explained it is set to leave the MotoGP championship because Dorna wanted to have the same supplier for all of its series, which the French marque disagreed with.

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MotoGP's Governing Body Is the Sport's Own Worst Enemy

MotoGP has some of the tightest, best racing around. You've got 300 horsepower monsters being straddled and sent flying by true superhumans each weekend all around the world. Wheelies are had, crashes are mind-meltingly insane, and they sound bananas flying down any track straight. Championship fights are close all the…

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Why Does Dorna Hate US MotoGP Fans So Much?

It's hard to believe, but the 2025 MotoGP season opener already took place over the weekend in Buriram, Thailand. As Dorna keeps filling out the calendar with seemingly more and more race weekends each year, the starting weekend gets closer and closer to the winter testing dates, seemingly with every…

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MotoGP protects Barcelona GP, putting other races in Spain and Portugal in doubt

MotoGP has revealed that it will host no more than two races in Spain and Portugal from 2027 after signing a new contract with Barcelona.

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Cities are already interested in next year's MotoGP launch - Ezpeleta

Dorna’s sporting director Carlos Ezpeleta has revealed that multiple cities have shown interest in hosting MotoGP’s season launch next year following a successful inaugural event in Bangkok.

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Cities are already interested in next year's MotoGP launch - Ezpeleta

Dorna’s sporting director Carlos Ezpeleta has revealed that multiple cities have shown interest in hosting MotoGP’s season launch next year following a successful inaugural event in Bangkok.

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Liberty Media's MotoGP Takeover Deal is Delayed Again

Think back to the end of December. True, it was only a month ago, but it's a long time to be delayed if you're a company that expected a certain deal it was undertaking to already be in the rearview mirror. And that's exactly what's happening with Liberty Media and…

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Moto3 Motorcycle Racing Is Set for the Biggest Technical Change Maybe Ever

Moto3 delivers some of the best racing spectacles of any championship in the world, some would argue the very best racing. Yes, better than Moto2 or MotoGP. But at what cost? I mean, it costs a ton of money to keep this class going, and even more so as the…

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Bagger Racing Is Coming To Europe, But This One Isn't King of the Baggers

Earlier this year, which is set to close tomorrow as I write this, Harley-Davidson held a "test" with Dorna that wasn't really a test of anything. It was just...a thing. And a weird thing at that.However, what it showed was that there's an appetite for one of the best forms of…

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Does CFMoto's New V4 Engine Point to a MotoGP Campaign?

I'm going to don a tinfoil hat right now—it's actually a blaze orange rifle hunting cap—because the following theory I've conjured up is pretty wild. Well, maybe not. What I've actually cooked up is based on a few key facts that I think lend some credence to this theory, so…

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MotoGP needs to "go to another level" to attract big sponsors - Aprilia

Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola believes MotoGP must be more "aspirational" in order to attract new and bigger sponsors to the championship.

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EU Investigating the Liberty Media MotoGP Deal, To Literally No One's Surprise

A long time ago, in a kingdom far, far away, there was a legal reason why movie studios (think Disney, Paramount, and so on) weren't legally able to own movie theaters.Why? Because a US Supreme Court ruling in 1948 established a clear rule to prevent the studios from forming monopolies…

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