President Mohammed Ben Sulayem said:
Today, I announced a new Karting strategy which will be launched later this year. Karting is the backbone of all motor sport, the start for many of our world champions, and I am committed to its continued growth.”
FIA CIK – International Karting Commission
Grassroots opportunities continue to increase, encouraging accessible and affordable participation. Notably the African Karting Cup, introduced in February, saw over 60 competitors taking part from 9 African nations.
As the FIA focuses on this growth, it was confirmed to the council that President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has requested a new FIA Karting Plan to be created.
Providing a roadmap to the sport for all involved, the new plan will look at karting’s pathway into major championships and will be delivered later this year.
That reads like the president doesn’t know that karting has its own World Champions. Certainly raising some red flags for me. I suspect this will be further entrenchment as karting as a pure ‘junior’ formula and abandonment of the professional racers who should absolutely be given be reverence and credence by the FIA.
We’ll see I guess, not expecting anything particularly positive. Would be happy to be proven wrong though.
