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10/13 04:23 CDT First Formula 1 race in Africa since 1993 to launch in Rwanda
from ?early 2030s'
First Formula 1 race in Africa since 1993 to launch in Rwanda from ?early 2030s'
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) --- Formula 1 confirmed on Tuesday that Rwanda will host a
race from "the early 2030s" when the series returns to Africa after about 40
years.
The African Grand Prix will have a 10-year contract and take place at a track
in Bugesera, southeast of the capital, Kigali. F1 said the purpose-built track
will be ready "early in the next decade."
Racing in Africa will fulfil a long-held ambition for seven-time world champion
Lewis Hamilton, the only Black driver in F1. The 41-year-old British driver has
said he has been "fighting in the background" for years to have a race in
Africa.
The last time F1 raced in Africa was the South African Grand Prix in 1993.
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