All news on the topic: South African Grand Prix

A Formula 1 race has not been held in Africa since 1993 and Zanzibar is hoping to host a Grand Prix, with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton keen to race in the continent before he retires

Plans to revive the South African Grand Prix, which was last held as an F1 event in 1993, built up a head of steam a couple of years ago but organisers failed to get it on the 2024 calendar

FIA president Mohammed ben Sulayem has spoken about F1's future in Africa after both Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen lent their support to a return to racing on the continent

Lewis Hamilton has been on the cusp of an eighth world title for several years but his major desire before retiring is to see the return of a famous circuit to the calendar

Hamilton has made one of his biggest desires for the future of Formula 1 very clear but, due to reported political concerns, the sport's top bosses have moved away from their plans

F1 have been aggressively expanding the race calendar with a focus on capitalising on the US market, but both Verstappen and Hamilton want chiefs to focus on another part of the world