Liberty Media acquires the rights to MotoGP for 4.2 billion euros. The American company wants to replicate the success of F1.

The headquarters of operations will remain in Madrid, with offices in Barcelona and Rome. Carmelo Ezpeleta will continue to manage the event's management, which will maintain its independent status within the American conglomerate. The announcement of the sales agreement comes precisely two weeks before the World Cup lands in Austin, Texas, the only stop in the United States since 2013.