Formula 1 hopes to work with MotoGP to avoid calendar clashes in future according to F1's managing director of motorsport Ross Brawn.
Brawn met with Carmelo Ezpeleta, chief executive of MotoGP rights holders Dorna, over the Spanish Grand Prix weekend in order to discuss how the two leading series can avoid events clashing in future.
The first two rounds of F1 and MotoGP this year were held on the same weekend and a further six will clash later this year, including MotoGP's season finale and F1's penultimate race in Brazil, which is often a title deciding race.
"We’re not too proud to consult with other championships and work out the best way forward," Brawn told Reuters.
"It's difficult to juggle dates, and you can’t always achieve what you want, but at least we’re having a dialogue to try and work it out."
During the same interview, Brawn also showed little favour for shortening races, as has been suggested by some parties to improve the sport's popularity.
"I like the heritage of a race. I think an hour 40, an hour 45 is a great period for a race. And that’s traditionally what we’ve had. I think it’s a good time period," he added.
"Some people say let’s have shorter races because the public’s attention span is shorter these days. Well, with modern technology you can package the sport in whichever way people want to watch it.
"What we have to do is develop the sport so there is as much entertainment as possible during that period."
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