That MotoGP and F1 are under the same roof is something that, from the fan’s point of view, may not have much importance beyond the synergies between both championships, or the type of ideas they can implement. However, for the European Union, Liberty Media’s acquisition of 86% of Dorna, and therefore the broadcasting rights to the championship, may incur a monopoly.
That is why the European Commission, with the Spanish Teresa Ribera as vice president and in charge of this issue, is studying the situation for the second time. And the important thing about this union is not about the competitions themselves, but about how this situation can affect competition in the broadcasting and streaming sectors, as reported by Bloomberg News.
The European Commission has until December 19 to begin the investigation
The first phase of the investigation has already ended, without us knowing any conclusions, and now a second investigation is about to begin, which should be done before December 19, when the deadline to do so is reached. According to the information, there is already a draft to launch all this research, although there could still be changes to it.
As we say, the question raised by the European Union itself is whether competition, if the two major motor sports were brought together under the same company and management, could be affected.
Until now, each platform, network or broadcaster had the possibility of negotiating the rights to each championship separately, but since both competitions are in the hands of the same company, there is a risk that this will no longer be possible.
In any case, what is certain is that for the European Union to end up giving the green light to a project for which Liberty took over 86% of Dorna for 3.5 billion Euros, they will have to have first reached the bottom of the question
Therefore, if the information from Bloomberg News is correct, we still have to wait for this second phase of the investigation to begin before everything is resolved.
