Pedro Acosta criticises MotoGP €5000 PR event fines

Acosta's objection cuts to a real tension in modern motorsport: the commercial machine needs rider access, but heavy-handed financial penalties risk poisoning the relationship between the series and its stars. A €5000 fine is not pocket change even for a factory rider, and framing it as a threat rather than an incentive tells you something about how MotoGP is choosing to enforce its media obligations. His point about legends is worth taking seriously — riders with enough status and enough money may simply decide the fine is cheaper than the inconvenience, which defeats the purpose entirely. The policy may generate compliance on paper while breeding exactly the kind of reluctant, disengaged appearances that serve nobody.