Don't need to copy F1': MotoGP boss on street races, Adelaide and Phillip Island's last lap

MotoGP deputy CEO Carlos Ezpeleta says there’s no need to “copy F1” by adding street races to the calendar, pointing to the practical limits of changing destinations like Phillip Island. Ahead of Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix—its 30th and final MotoGP event on the island—Ezpeleta said Adelaide’s new city layout offers a different type of challenge, but that Phillip Island’s wider issues can’t realistically be fixed without a total overhaul. He described ongoing constraints around infrastructure, from paddock and pit lane to access and tunnels. The move comes as the sport grows and schedules new markets.