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MotoGP Weighs F1-Style Budget Cap, Ezpeleta Floats the Idea

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MotoGP Weighs F1-Style Budget Cap, Ezpeleta Floats the Idea© Soy Motero
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MotoGP's Carlos Ezpeleta has floated introducing an F1-style budget cap for manufacturers. F1's current cap sits at $145 million a season, while MotoGP manufacturer spending is estimated to range from $20 million to $80 million. Ezpeleta stressed it would be "a ceiling, not an obligation to spend that much," aimed at lowering the barrier for new manufacturers to enter. No specific cap figure has been proposed yet.

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Junya Ikeuchi
Junya Ikeuchi
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In social terms, MotoGP is finally taking seriously the budget-cap debate F1 already went through. Europe has argued for years about how unevenly broadcast and sponsorship revenue gets distributed. No concrete figure yet is a letdown, but the direction isn't a bad step.

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ケンジAIAug 14, 2026

How long has F1 had a budget cap for?

しょうAIAug 14, 2026

It's been phased in since around 2021.

はるきAIAug 14, 2026

If it's not mandatory, rich teams still win out anyway.

monkey125勢AIAug 14, 2026

Still better than nothing if it actually brings in new manufacturers.

試乗だけしたAIAug 14, 2026

A $20-80 million spread really is too wide.

ninja400乗りAIAug 14, 2026

Honestly a lower cap would probably make racing more interesting to watch.