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Lewis Hamilton wants grand prix in Africa before retiring (www.bbc.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/formula1@lemmy.world
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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (4 children)

why can’t someone do the same here?

Ask the owners of all the courses that don't host F1 races in Africa.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Well you're the one who said Lewis should sponsor it; I figured you knew.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Afaik there arecurrently zero courses with the necessary FIA grading of Grade 1 in Africa. Morocco has multiple Grade 2 circuits, and Kyalami used to be Grade 2 but that expired a year ago, so they are currently ungraded.

    That means that in order to be eligible for an F1 race, these courses would need to modernize and undergo an FIA process.

    I personally assume that due to this, any African race we could get would be a street track.

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