The move comes just a few weeks after the FIA lifted a ban on Russian and Belarusian drivers competing in international motorsports, which had been in effect since Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022.

The first test of 2014 World Endurance Championship LMP2 title winner SMP Racing's all-new P2 coupe has been delayed until March, forcing a switch from a planned World Endurance Championship campaign to the European Le Mans Series. Mikhail Aleshin is moving over from the IndyCar Series, where SMP has stopped...