The name of Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola has repeatedly cropped up as a potential new MotoGP boss🌊 when Liberty Media’s takeover is finalised.

🐭The 🎃owners of Formula 1, Liberty Media, have a deal to acquire 86% of MotoGP.

The deal took a huge step forward earlier this month when Reuters reported that the European Union will&nbs🌄p;provide unconditional antitrust approval, which would allow the $3.8 billion (3.5 billion Euros) acquisition to ha✨ಞppen.

Unconfirmeไd rumours have speculated on whether Dorna CEO Ezpeleta could be replaced by a well-known face, when Liberty Media take over.

Massimo Rivola responds to MotoGP boss rumour

Chuck 𒅌Aksland, who is the right-hand man to Wayne Rainey in MotoAmerica, had been mentioned.

Intriguingly, Rivola’s name has a🥀lso been mentioneඣd.

Rivola has experience of wor🅺king in F1 with Minardi, Toro Rosso and Ferrari. He knows Stefano Domenicali, the F1 CEO.

“C𒐪armelo Ezpeleta is doing a great job and I would ne💜ver allow myself to go and oppose him.

“Weꦫ already have our problems in Aprilia, we🌄 have to try to make up the lost gap.

“I have embraced a cause and this is the most interesting year with Jor🐼ge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi..."

A more pressing concern for 🐻Rivola 🧸will be the latest injuries sustained by Martin.

A star signing by Aprilia last year, as he became MotoGP champion on a Ducati, Martin’s start to 2025 has been a nightma🎐re.

He missed the 💎first three rounds due to an injury suffered just days before the first race.

Martin returned in Qatar but was left hospita🅺lised with a collapsed lung and multiple rib fractures.