MotoGP<\/a> will race on a street track around much of the former Formula 1 venue in Adelaide.<\/p>\nEzpeleta, who said last year during a visit to the Las Vegas Grand Prix that MotoGP was eyeing street circuits, stressed in a new interview that all of the safety requirements to run a race will be met by the Adelaide track.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe’re going to a place that we believe has every possibility of being a fantastic circuit, in the middle of a city, but with all the necessary safety features,” Marca quotes Ezpeleta as saying.<\/p>\n
“[Adelaide] is better for attracting people. I hope we won’t have the problems with wind and rain again.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s easy to say [Phillip Island] was a beautiful track, which is true, but safety comes before anything else.<\/p>\n
“I want to remind everyone that Suzuka, which is a beautiful track, couldn’t continue because it wasn’t safe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adelaide\u2019s parkland setting signals a new era for MotoGP, but two permanent \u2018city centre\u2019 tracks are also set to join the calendar, starting with the upcoming Goiania round in Brazil.<\/p>\n
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MotoGP will also return to Argentina next season, replacing the Rio Hondo circuit that hosted rounds from 2014 to 2024 with a circuit in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do believe we’re moving towards holding races closer to cities,\u201d Ezpeleta said.<\/p>\n
\u201cGoiania is a permanent circuit in the city centre, and next year we’ll be going to Buenos Aires, which is also a permanent circuit in the city centre.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the way forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Street races have always been a fixture in F1, but more have been added to the calendar under Liberty Media’s ownership in place of traditional circuits in a bid to bring the series closer to fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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