Apparently, MotoGP believes it needs to ride the coattails of Formula 1 (F1). On March 14, 2022, the Grand Prix motorcycle race series debuted MotoGP Unlimited on Amazon Prime, mimicking F1’s highly-successful Drive to Survive Netflix series. Unfortunately, a botched rollout and waning interest never moved the needle with non-racing fans.
Most recently, MotoGP organizing body Dorna Sports took another page from F1’s playbook, announcing one sprint race for every round in 2023. In 2027, the series will mandate the use of 100-percent sustainable fuel, but Ducati Race Director Gigi Dall'Igna recently called for more drastic measures. The masterful engineer wants MotoGP to consider F1-esque hybrid drive units with energy recovery systems by the 2027 season.
