S🤪ylvain🍸 Guintoli has announced that his son has cancer.

He said: "I am devasta𝓡ted to say that our youngest son has been diagnosed with cancer.

"Our litle boy is fighting like a champ and ouꩲr family is unite꧂d to support him.

"Unfortunately this means I will m🅺iss the last World Endurance Championship race, as well as the next few MotoGP races with TNT Sports.

"We want to thank the✨ NHS Children's Oncology team, BMW, North One and WBD for their support in theseཧ difficult times.

"Sylvain and family."

Guintoli is the 2014 World Superbike champion.

He now works as a test rider for BMW.

Guintoli helped BMW to their best-ever finish at𝓡 the recent Suzuka 8 Hours race.

Alongside his riding responsibilities, Guintoli works as TV analysಌt for TNT Sports, the offici𝓡al UK broadcaster for MotoGP.

TNT Sports' Suzi Perry said on Friday at Aragon: "We🍸 want to send all our love to Sylvain, Caroline and the family.

"We wish them all the best,🔥 and we hope the treatment goes well."

Neil Hodgson added: "Little Luca is fighting lik꧒e a trooper, we're all sending our love and p♛ositive thoughts."

Everybody at mahbx.com also s🐭ends their thoug💦hts to Guintoli and his family.