Lewis Hamilton is keeping up his calls for Formula 1 to return to Africa following last week’s announcement of a new race in Las Vegas.
The seven-times world champion has urged the sport to return to the continent on several occasions, saying in 2020 it was “important” F1 had a race there. Last week the series announced its third race in the USA, to take place in Las Vegas, which Hamilton welcomed.
“It’s amazing that we have bridged a relationship that we have now three races on one continent,” said Hamilton. “I think that’s going to be awesome, I think it’ll be good for the business, I think Vegas will be an awesome addition.”
“But the one I really, really want to see is South Africa. That’s the one I want to hear next that gets announced.”
Africa is the only inhabited continent which does not appear on the 2022 F1 calendar. F1 last visited the region in 1993 for a race at the Kyalami circuit in Johannesburg.
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