The best boxer in the world boxing against a bloke who isn’t a boxer tonight. Wonder how it’ll go.
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F1 great Prost 'injured as masked gang raid home'
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Alain Prost won four Formula One world titles
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The violent robbery took place at the home of the French four-time world champion in Nyon, about 25km north of Geneva, according to Blick., external
Police have confirmed a family was targeted by robbers at around 8:30am on Tuesday, but have not released the victims' identities.
"Several masked individuals entered the house. Once inside, they threatened the occupants and slightly injured one family member in the head, under circumstances that are still being investigated," a statement from the Vaud cantonal police force said.
"The perpetrators then forced another family member to open a safe before fleeing," it added.
It said the value of the items stolen was still being assessed.
A "large-scale search operation" was launched involving both Swiss and French police and border security, while a psychological support team has been provided to the family, police added..
Prost, 71, drove for McLaren, Renault, Ferrari and Williams in a 13-year F1 career, winning the world title in 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993.
Only Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, with seven titles each, and Juan Manuel Fangio, with five, have won more championships than Prost.
The dictator is at it again .
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been head of motorsport's governing body since December 2021
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Andrew Benson
F1 Correspondent
The move would enable the 64-year-old Emirati - who was re-elected unopposed in December as a result of a quirk in election rules that prevented anyone else from standing - to continue as president beyond the current 12-year limit.
Under current rules, the presidential term is four years and a person can stand for re-election twice - therefore completing a maximum of three terms.
The plan to change the FIA's statutes will be discussed and voted on at next month's FIA General Assembly, where it is expected to be passed by members.
An FIA spokesperson said: "A proposal has been put forward to establish a consistent approach to tenure across all FIA bodies, similar to what currently exists for the world councils and the senate.
"The proposal is subject to approval by the World Councils and by the General Assembly. FIA bodies retain full authority to democratically elect officeholders."
Other FIA roles that currently have term limits include the president of anti-doping committee, and the head of the F1 cost-cap committee.
The current three-term limit was put in place by Ben Sulayem's predecessor Jean Todt. The Frenchman replaced Max Mosley, who served as FIA president from 1993 until agreeing not to stand again following a dispute with F1 teams in 2009.
Asked by BBC Sport why it was decided to abolish term limits for all posts, rather than instate them for those that don't currently have them, an FIA spokesperson was unable to provide a specific answer.
However, a spokesperson pointed to the NFL in the US, saying Roger Goodell had been commissioner since 2006 and had "transformed the sport into a global brand and it has an outstanding governance record".
Last year, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, rejected the chance to stay on longer than 12 years - a move that would have required a change of statutes - saying "our organisation is best served with a change in leadership; new times are calling for new leaders".
Tim Mayer, who was blocked from opposing Ben Sulayem for the FIA presidency because of the organisation's election rules last year, told BBC Sport: "Term limits are not a bureaucratic detail.
"They are a fundamental safeguard of good governance, recognised as essential to preventing the concentration of power, ensuring renewal of leadership, and maintaining accountability to those an organisation exists to serve."
Mayer also pointed to Bach, saying the IOC had "treated this as a core governance principle".
A requirement for candidates to "demonstrate sufficient experience within an FIA member or an FIA body" will be added.
And the time by which prospective presidential candidates have to submit the list detailing their support team of vice-presidents has been more than doubled from 49 days to 100 days before the date of the election.
Both would make it more difficult for someone to challenge Ben Sulayem at a subsequent election.
The move to allow indefinite presidential terms follows a period of controversy surrounding Ben Sulayem and the governance of the FIA.
Mayer and two other people were barred for standing against Ben Sulayembecause of a rule that dictates presidential candidates must submit a list of their prospective vice-presidents for sport, which must be selected from each of the FIA's six global regions.
But the published list last year contained only one candidate from South America, Brazilian Fabiana Ecclestone - wife of former F1 boss Bernie - who was already a member of Ben Sulayem's team.
That prevented any other candidate from naming a potential vice-president for sport from South America, which meant no-one else could enter the election.
This rule was already in place prior to Ben Sulayem becoming president.
One of those prospective presidential candidates, Laura Villars, is currently suing the FIA in the French courts challenging its election process.
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been head of motorsport's governing body since December 2021
By
Andrew Benson
F1 Correspondent
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27 May 2026
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The move would enable the 64-year-old Emirati - who was re-elected unopposed in December as a result of a quirk in election rules that prevented anyone else from standing - to continue as president beyond the current 12-year limit.
Under current rules, the presidential term is four years and a person can stand for re-election twice - therefore completing a maximum of three terms.
The plan to change the FIA's statutes will be discussed and voted on at next month's FIA General Assembly, where it is expected to be passed by members.
An FIA spokesperson said: "A proposal has been put forward to establish a consistent approach to tenure across all FIA bodies, similar to what currently exists for the world councils and the senate.
"The proposal is subject to approval by the World Councils and by the General Assembly. FIA bodies retain full authority to democratically elect officeholders."
Other FIA roles that currently have term limits include the president of anti-doping committee, and the head of the F1 cost-cap committee.
The current three-term limit was put in place by Ben Sulayem's predecessor Jean Todt. The Frenchman replaced Max Mosley, who served as FIA president from 1993 until agreeing not to stand again following a dispute with F1 teams in 2009.
Asked by BBC Sport why it was decided to abolish term limits for all posts, rather than instate them for those that don't currently have them, an FIA spokesperson was unable to provide a specific answer.
However, a spokesperson pointed to the NFL in the US, saying Roger Goodell had been commissioner since 2006 and had "transformed the sport into a global brand and it has an outstanding governance record".
Last year, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, rejected the chance to stay on longer than 12 years - a move that would have required a change of statutes - saying "our organisation is best served with a change in leadership; new times are calling for new leaders".
Tim Mayer, who was blocked from opposing Ben Sulayem for the FIA presidency because of the organisation's election rules last year, told BBC Sport: "Term limits are not a bureaucratic detail.
"They are a fundamental safeguard of good governance, recognised as essential to preventing the concentration of power, ensuring renewal of leadership, and maintaining accountability to those an organisation exists to serve."
Mayer also pointed to Bach, saying the IOC had "treated this as a core governance principle".
- What is going on with Ferrari and will Verstappen quit? F1 Q&A
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A requirement for candidates to "demonstrate sufficient experience within an FIA member or an FIA body" will be added.
And the time by which prospective presidential candidates have to submit the list detailing their support team of vice-presidents has been more than doubled from 49 days to 100 days before the date of the election.
Both would make it more difficult for someone to challenge Ben Sulayem at a subsequent election.
The move to allow indefinite presidential terms follows a period of controversy surrounding Ben Sulayem and the governance of the FIA.
Mayer and two other people were barred for standing against Ben Sulayembecause of a rule that dictates presidential candidates must submit a list of their prospective vice-presidents for sport, which must be selected from each of the FIA's six global regions.
But the published list last year contained only one candidate from South America, Brazilian Fabiana Ecclestone - wife of former F1 boss Bernie - who was already a member of Ben Sulayem's team.
That prevented any other candidate from naming a potential vice-president for sport from South America, which meant no-one else could enter the election.
This rule was already in place prior to Ben Sulayem becoming president.
One of those prospective presidential candidates, Laura Villars, is currently suing the FIA in the French courts challenging its election process.
If you can't work it out, or take a joke, don't worry about it.
I was guessing it was in ref to your love or lack of for F1 .
But I wasn’t certain .
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Leclerc agrees to new long-term deal with Ferrari
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Leclerc has had a strong link with Ferrari for many years
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The deal for the 28-year-old comes in the build-up to his home Grand Prix in Monaco this weekend.
Leclerc signed his last deal in 2024 and Ferrari say this renewal will keep him with the team for the "coming seasons".
The Monegasque has competed in 155 races for the Italian outfit since joining in 2019, winning eight times, and he is currently third in the drivers' championship.
He has a superb record in Monaco. In the past six years, he has qualified on pole three times, been second on the grid twice and third once.
"I couldn't be happier to continue this journey with Scuderia Ferrari HP," he said.
"It has always been so much more than just a team to me. It's the team I've loved and dreamt of being part of since I was a child, and after all these years it has become a second family.
"Together we've shared incredible moments and some tougher ones, but I believe in this team more than ever, and I'm deeply grateful that we will keep pushing side by side toward our shared goal of bringing the World Championship back to Maranello.
"Being a Ferrari driver is a dream, but it's also a responsibility I never take for granted.
"I'll continue to give absolutely everything I have to bring this team back to where it belongs, at the very top, for everyone in Maranello, and above all for the tifosi, whose passion is the heartbeat of this Scuderia."
Leclerc joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016 and after winning the Formula 2 title in 2017, made his Formula 1 debut the following year with Sauber.
He is the team's second-most capped Formula 1 driver and also ranks second for pole positions (27), behind only Michael Schumacher.
The new deal should see him pass Schumacher's 179 starts for Ferrari although the beating the German's 58 pole positions will be a bigger ask.
Team principal Fred Vasseur added: "Charles has been part of the Ferrari family for many years now and this renewal feels like something very natural for us.
"Over these seasons we have seen him grow, to become not only one of the strongest drivers in Formula 1, but also a person who is completely at one with the team and everything Ferrari represents.
"We appreciate his talent, we love his determination and the way he approaches every day with the people in the Scuderia, both on and off the track. We know how much this project means to him and we are happy to continue working towards our shared goals."
