Free-to-air races on ITV “crucial” for UK fans

Live MotoGP hasn’t been broadcast on free-to-air television in Britain since the end of the 2013 season, when BT Sport took over exclusive live rights in 2014.

Since then, free-to-air offerings for MotoGP have been hourly highlights packages shown on Channel 5, Quest TV and ITV4 on the Monday after each grand prix.

While exclusive live coverage in the UK will remain on BT Sport…