MotoGP discussing the introduction of a rider transfer window

MotoGP’s main stakeholders are considering introducing a formal rider transfer window—a set period when teams may sign riders, with any deal agreed outside the window deemed invalid. The plan was discussed at a meeting of the newly created IRTA Management Council at Silverstone on Friday morning, attended by team representatives and MotoGP sporting director Carlos Ezpeleta. The initiative aims to prevent a repeat of this season’s early rider-market scramble, which drew focus away from track action. Motorsport.com links the situation to January announcements including Fabio Quartararo moving to Honda, Jorge Martin to Yamaha, and Pedro Acosta’s Ducati deal sharing the factory garage with Marc Marquez. Yamaha-backed views differ from more reluctant positions attributed to Ducati.