Marko Hanželic
In doing so Lewis Hamilton he is not alone, as many reporters and fans also want to return to the black continent, their plan with Africa but of course they are also responsible for the company Liberty Medium, who already announced when they took over the commercial rights of Formula 1 that sooner or later they will be present in this region as well.
So far, the range of venues has only been expanded with Vietnam in Zandvoort, and even here they were hit by a pandemic of a new coronavirus, which prevented the implementation of both "new" races. F1 has been announcing a return to Africa for years, and the Black Continent has a rich history in this regard. A look at the history books reveals that Formula 1 Grand Prix races in Africa took place as early as the XNUMXs - on the Mellah expressway in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
In 1958 the race for the world championship was hosted by the Moroccan capital Casablanca, later the Republic of South Africa has long been synonymous with the African race. In the 1s, Formula XNUMX race cars rumbled in East London, and the last twenty Grand Prix was held by South Africans at the famous racetrack Kyalami halfway between Johannesburg and Pretoria. Last South African Grand Prix they were held there in 1993. The racetrack has been thoroughly renovated in recent years, but it does not yet have the necessary approvals to run a Formula 1 race.
Lewis Hamilton you still most want to return to Formula 1 in Africa, as he pointed out at a meeting with fans he organized Mercedes main sponsor Petronas. “At the moment, Formula 1 is hosting some countries where it all makes no real sense. I think that at this point, the most important thing would be to go back to Africa, because we can help the communities there a lot, and at the same time show the world how beautiful the Black Continent is. I also think it is important to put people at the forefront, which of course is often not self-evident in the business world. That's why I'm working even harder for it. "
