The Formula One Engine roaring the African Tarmak after more than the last three decades, making South Africa a new Grand Prix to organize a new Grand Prix and bring back the world competition.
The competition to organize a high-octon spectacle is between trains: a street circuit in Cape Town and a low-rich but historic castle race outside of Johannesburg.
Al Zizira looks at the motorport’s premier event to bring back to Africa.
How is the proposed track being decided?
The committee, established by South African sports minister Gatan Mackenzie, will select the winning bid in the third quarter of the year, said the committee member Mlemandle Nydamas told the AFP news agency.
Mackenzie is confident about the possibilities of South Africa. “The Grand Prix is definitely coming in 227, there is no doubt about it,” he said in early February.
“Whether it’s a cape town or Jobberg, we don’t care until the Grand Prix is coming to South Africa.”
Zigzags about 30 kilometers (20 miles) outside Johannesburg and where the track has been painted with a huge, colorful South African flag-a challenging of races and giant drivers by nail-free drivers-
When did the F1 last race in Africa?
One year before the first democratic election in South Africa, the last Grand Prix on African soil was held in 199 199 in. This was won by Frenchman Alene Prost in Williams.
What is the reaction to South Africa’s F1 bid?
South African bids to host the F1 can depend on the support of world champion Louis Hamilton seven times, who have long been advocated for the African Grand Prix.
Hamilton said last August, “No other places are adding a race and cannot ignore Africa.”
2 in 2017, under the leadership of Liberty Media in the US group of US -based US groups, said the game “wants to go to every continent”, said Munster University expert in Germany, Samuel Tikel.
Back to South Africa, “Something is important for Formula One, which did not run there from the end of the era of caste discrimination,” he told AFP.
What is South Africa’s F1 heritage?
The game had lived in some “historic moments” in the country, saying that the racing “Super License” driver was threatened with the “Super License” of the racing “Super License” driver under the leadership of Austrian driver Nicky Loda.
South Africa is the only world champion in the continent, Ferrari, in 1979. in.
Is South Africa F1 race viable?
There is no need to exclude other places as the F1 calendar is always expanding to create a race in the continent. Seven Grand Prix is calculated in the coming season, compared to 2009, for example.
Simon Chadwick, a professor of sports and geographical-political economics at Skyma Business School in Paris, said that the higher organizational costs and hosting fees in the sky would not be a barrier.
He said, “Even though the races for some countries and their backs are not professional viable, it will not matter because it is a strategic payment,” he said.
For example, China has created sports infrastructure in exchange for entering their natural resources for African countries, “he said.
Johannesburg’s Kyalami Race Track Track Grad 2 is certified, below the level required for the F1 race and some work is required to organize an event.
The alternative circuit of organizing a prestigious race will be found on the street of Cape Town, recently Time Out magazine has placed “Best City in the World”.
In this way, the formula e race has already been organized in 2023, turning around the stadium built in the shadow of the symbolic lion’s main hill, ignoring the sea in the men’s football World Cup.
Is South Africa’s volume competitors?
F1 Street Circuit in the city “took out Monaco,” said Igushan Amale, CEO of Cape Town Grand Prix.
However, in two rival cities against Ravanda, the true battle may be low, whose president Paul Kagme has visited Sports Administrative FIA and F1 owner Liberty Media in September, in September, Chadwick.
The Central African country already sponsides Arsenal and Paris St-German football giants and is a partner of the NBA.
“Ravanda is in a pole position,” said Chadvi.
Morocco has also made the ambition to organize the F1 race for a long time.
Nevertheless, South Africa’s sports ministers asked, “Two GPs do not prevent anything from being in the trap:” If you think of Africa, we are treated with us that we can only get one? “
His involvement in the struggle in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Kong could interfere with the Rwanda’s F1 bid. In September, calls are already underway to withdraw the planned cycling road world championship for Kijali.
