Carmelo Ezpeleta is the one who decides on the recipes to adopt so that public interest in Grands Prix in general, and MotoGP in particular, is constantly growing. However, in 2022, and despite an exciting competition, this cursor has experienced a pause, even regressing on certain occasions. Corrective actions have been adopted and will be seen in 2023 with the arrival of sprint races. However, the voices of the ancients were raised to regret a lack of ferocity between today's rivals, as was the case in their time. An approach which is notably that of a certain Jorge Lorenzo. But that Carmelo Ezpeleta does not validate. Far from there…
Do the outbursts between the rivals on the track in the parc ferme seriously harm the interest in MotoGP competition? Jorge Lorenzo thinks so, regretting the controversies of his time and this generation raised in hatred of the adversary, identified as an enemy. Today, we congratulate each other more than we insult each other and that would be a shame for Por Fuera. There is no unanimous support for this approach.
Contrary opinions exist in fact, starting with that of Carmelo Ezpeleta, boss of the promoter of the proposed show, either Dorna. And he clearly doesn’t want any more of this type of people conflict in the paddock… “ A few days ago, I was given an award for the values that our championship transmits » he begins in comments relayed by motosan. " The drivers demonstrate a rivalry that no one can dispute, but at the same time they show respect towards each other ". And he specifies: “ pilots don't need to fight to attract people ».
Carmelo Ezpeleta: “ if we are not able to convey that sport must project these values, it is we who are on the wrong track«
Carmelo Ezpeleta remembers in particular a particular year in this capacity: “ in 2015, with this beastly peak of interest that we had following the incident between Valentino, Marc and Jorge, I already said I didn't like it. Maybe I'm being too candid, but I think the rivalry should focus on the desire to win “, he argued. “ I honestly believe that if we are not able to convey that sport must project these values, it is us who are on the wrong track. », added the boss of Dorna.
Rivalry always sells, especially if it is intense. Carmelo Ezpeleta understands this argument, but does not share it and thinks that MotoGP is much more than that. “ This is probably a good selling point, but we need to find others “, he explained. “ For me, winning is good, but without making fun of the loser. I think these values can be sold. If you have to sell more, I'm not the right person »concludes the CEO of Dorna.
