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South Africa focusing on 2027 spot on F1 calendar: ‘It’s going to occur’
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South Africa focusing on 2027 spot on F1 calendar: ‘It’s going to occur’

By Miles Cooper December 13, 2024
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South Africa focusing on 2027 spot on F1 calendar: ‘It’s going to occur’

is focusing on a return to the Formulation One calendar for 2027, sports activities minister Gayton McKenzie has revealed.

has not raced in Africa since 1993 however CEO has acknowledged it’s a long-held ambition of the game to return to they presently fail to race in.

, which hosts the FIA prize-giving gala tonight, is eager on internet hosting a race however the Kyalami Circuit – simply outdoors Johannesburg – which held the earlier iteration of the South African Grand Prix can be trying on the prospect of internet hosting a race once more.

McKenzie has held talks with F1 chiefs in latest months and instructed SuperSport that plans are in movement to carry South Africa again to the calendar.

“Let me let you know, after I introduced that my time period can be a failure if we don’t carry F1, then everyone laughed as a result of South Africans underestimate themselves,” he stated.

“I stated, ‘I’m going to begin the work’. My staff, we put within the work, made the calls, we met with F1 twice

“The place we’re in the intervening time, and it’s the primary time individuals hear this, we’re going to announce a committee subsequent week. The committee will then select which promoter will promote F1, it’s going to occur.”

Negotiations had been ongoing for a while when Domenicali visited the Kyalami Circuit in 2022. The monitor, which has FIA Grade 2 standing, would want to enhance to Grade 1 degree to host F1, which means an improve of spectator amenities, run-off areas and an official sign-off from the FIA.

“The race goes to occur at Kyalami,” McKenzie added. “Kyalami is doing what they should do. [Circuit bosses] Toby Venter and Willie Venter and are doing an ideal job bringing Kyalami to F1 requirements. They’ve put cash in there, it’s there.

“They’ve met with Apex, that’s doing the monitor to carry it to F1 requirements. We’re ensuring that we’re going to host, so I feel we taking a look at 2027. We had been there, it’s going to occur. It’s coming right here.”

The after 2026 means there’s a spot open on the schedule for 2027 and past.

The long-term futures of Imola and Barcelona, with the addition of Madrid from 2026, might additionally open up one other spot on the schedule with South Korea, Thailand and Argentina additionally fascinated by becoming a member of the schedule.

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