This year's World Cup Grand Prix series opens on Saturday, April 30 in Croatian Gorican without the reigning Russian world champion Artem Laguta and his compatriot Emil Saytfudinov.
This was announced by the International Motor Union FIM and World Championship organizer Discovery Events on Saturday afternoon.
It is, of course, the conflict in Ukraine that is now affecting the two Russian world stars who have won the World Cup - Speedway of Nations three times.
This year's Russian Grand Prix in Togliatti was already canceled shortly after the Russian offensive in Ukraine began.
We assume that the two reserve drivers Jack Holder and Dan Bewley will replace the two Russians in the Grand Prix series.