MotoGP – Lin Jarvis: “We need to find other solutions for new sponsors”

The economic crisis that is going through the whole world has also affected MotoGP. In addition to the withdrawal of Kawasaki from the premier class in 2009, the only Suzuki on the track in 2011 and the withdrawal of Team Interwetten, it must also be considered that an important manufacturer like Yamaha, reigning world champion with Jorge Lorenzo as well as winner of 4 titles with Valentino Rossi, was unable to find a main sponsor to replace "Fiat". The bikes of Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies in fact race with the Factory colors of the Tre Diapason house, here is the opinion of Lin Jarvis, Boss Yamaha, in this regard.

“Eight of the eighteen races take place in just three countries, Spain, Italy and America – said Jarvis as reported by MCN – We should have more races in Asia. One of Formula One's successes is that it has shifted its championship based on the performance of the global economy. There are many tenders in Arab countries and there are other new markets such as India and Russia. We've been too stuck in our traditional environment and four races in Spain are just too many. Every Grand Prix is ​​a success, but it is too great a burden for the Iberian peninsula. Why don't we go to South America for example? India would be a very good market, but personally I would like to see a race in Indonesia, because it has a huge market. Yamaha and Honda together sell more than six million units in Indonesia. Doesn't that justify the existence of a race there? There is also a huge TV audience. We need to work harder in those expanding business areas from an organizational perspective. We are moving in that direction, but finding business partners takes time.”