07/09/2025 13:10
Max Verstappen has been linked with potentially buying a MotoGP
team, according to reports in Italian media. The F1 world champion
and his father Jos are reported to have held talks with Honda and
Aprila to see if their satellite teams LCR and Trackhouse would be
available for a sale, according to Sky Sports Italy. Verstappen is
known to be a MotoGP fan, and has expressed interest in trying Marc
Marquez's bike, with the Spanish rider, a fellow Red Bull athlete,
romping to a seventh premier class title this season after a
devastating campaign for Ducati. Verstappen is not the only figure
from the world of F1 to have an interest in MotoGP, with Lewis
Hamilton involved in talks to purchase the Gresini team in 2024.
F1 itself has an interest in MotoGP, with the former's owners
recently completing a takeover from Dorna Sports to acquire
control. However, Verstappen's manager Raymond Vermeulen, appeared
to pour cold water over the idea. "Max is very committed to both
car and motorcycle racing and, as is well known, is also heavily
involved in the GT3 world through Verstappen.Com Racing," he told
de Telegraaf. "It is no secret that he has an interest in MotoGP,
but taking over a team is not realistic at the moment. Everything
would really have to fall into place. The chances of it happening
anytime soon are minimal." The news comes after former Haas boss
Guenther Steiner completed his takeover of the KTM team ahead of
this weekend's Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona.
