F1 abandons South Africa GP plans, Belgium set to stay
Political barriers have halted plans to return to Africa as part of F1's ever-increasing world tour.
A return to Kyalami for the first time since 1993 has been heavily mooted in recent years, with Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei prematurely declaring a race on the African continent for the current season.
But original talks between F1 and then-promoter Warren Scheckter broke down over the financial details involved in the deal.
A new promoter, by way of 777 - a sports investment company based in Miami which is best known for its business ventures in soccer - and led by Adam Brown, who also promotes the Kyalami 9 Hour race, had rekindled hope of adding South Africa to the calendar.
The events hopes were boosted by the backing of seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and his push for F1 to return to Africa.
RacingNews365.com, however, understands a decision has been made to abandon plans for a South African GP in the near future due to political reasons.
According to sources, the decision was taken because South Africa has aligned closely with Russia.
Source and more: https://racingnews365.com/f1-abandons-south-africa-gp-plans-belgium-set-to-stay
Finally some good F1 news.
Political barriers have halted plans to return to Africa as part of F1's ever-increasing world tour.
A return to Kyalami for the first time since 1993 has been heavily mooted in recent years, with Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei prematurely declaring a race on the African continent for the current season.
But original talks between F1 and then-promoter Warren Scheckter broke down over the financial details involved in the deal.
A new promoter, by way of 777 - a sports investment company based in Miami which is best known for its business ventures in soccer - and led by Adam Brown, who also promotes the Kyalami 9 Hour race, had rekindled hope of adding South Africa to the calendar.
The events hopes were boosted by the backing of seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and his push for F1 to return to Africa.
RacingNews365.com, however, understands a decision has been made to abandon plans for a South African GP in the near future due to political reasons.
According to sources, the decision was taken because South Africa has aligned closely with Russia.
Source and more: https://racingnews365.com/f1-abandons-south-africa-gp-plans-belgium-set-to-stay
Finally some good F1 news.
