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South Africa and Rwanda both want to host a Formula 1 grand prix, and they don’t see why only one of them can win.
“It’s not a zero sum game,” South Africa’s sports minister, Gayton McKenzie, said in December after unveiling a steering committee to lead the country’s bid. “Why is it when it comes to Africa we are treated like we can only get one?”
Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe told Semafor Africa “both of us” could host a grand prix, when asked how the nation hoped to fare against the other bid from the continent. “Having Rwanda hosting Formula 1 will not prevent South Africa from doing so.”
South Africa hosted Africa’s last grand prix in 1993. Africa is the only continent that will not host a grand prix in the 24-race 2025 season.
— Martin and Alexis Akwagyiram
