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F1 signs 10-year Rwanda race from early 2030s
Livemint··4d ago
Formula One signed a 10-year agreement for Rwanda to host a Grand Prix from the early 2030s, the first African race since 1993. CEO Stefano Domenicali announced the deal in Kigali with President Paul Kagame and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. The purpose-built track will be built at Bugesera southeast of Kigali near a new airport.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Rwanda becomes the first new F1 host nation confirmed since Qatar and Saudi Arabia in 2021.
- Domenicali said the calendar will then cover every inhabited continent.
- Kagame said the race is meant to support sports infrastructure and tourism.
What's Happening
- The last African Grand Prix was at South Africa's Kyalami circuit in 1993.
- Alain Prost won that race for Williams-Renault.
- Lewis Hamilton has said he pushed for an African race for years.
Where The Race Will Sit
- The announcement was made at a Kigali press conference on Tuesday.
- Livemint, NDTV Sports and Times of India carried the 10-year agreement.
- Organisers said the purpose-built circuit would use hills and dips in the landscape.
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