F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali responds to Lewis Hamilton’s GP demand in Africa

Formula 1 is a global sport that hosts races in all parts of the world. Teams and drivers travel to Asia, South America, North America, Europe and Australia to race, but the only continent missing from the current calendar is Africa. There are calls to bring the sport to Africa and one of F1’s greatest drivers, Lewis Hamilton, has joined the campaign.

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F1 used to visit South Africa and run races in Kyalami. But the sport has not visited the continent since 1993. But with owners announced that F1 will host 25 races in the future, there is hope among fans that the sport will return to Africa.

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We’d have to race again in Africa: Lewis Hamilton

As reported by GPBlog, Hamilton believes F1 must visit Africa for the sport to have a full world championship.

SPA, BELGIUM – AUGUST 29: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP prepares to race ahead of the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on August 29, 2021 in Spa, Belgium To drive the starting grid. (Photo by John Thys – Pool / Getty Images)

“To have a full World Cup, we should go back to Africa,” said Lewis Hamilton.

Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali shared the feelings of the Mercedes driver. He mentioned that the return of the African GP to the calendar is a priority. There has been a lot of discussion about the continent, but nothing solid has happened.

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“I agree with Lewis Hamilton that Africa is a continent where Formula 1 doesn’t play, and that’s wrong. The return of Formula 1 to Africa is a priority. We’ve looked at different options over the past few years.

“And we hope that we can find a solution in the medium term,” said Domenicali. (Translated with Google translator)

There have been some reports that there might be a road race in Cape Town or a race in Morocco. But in the latest developments, Kyalami is the only likely place that a race will be held in Africa.

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