South African Grand Prix may return to Method 1 in 2023

Organisers are hopeful of securing the return of the South African Grand Prix to the Method 1 World Championship in 2023.

Whereas there had been some hypothesis {that a} race on the well-known Kyalami monitor may very well be on for 2022, it appears the results of the pandemic have taken that off the desk.

South African Grand Prix targets 2023 return

Warren Scheckter, CEO of SAGP the corporate attempting to revive the South African Grand Prix revealed that the venue wants some work to stand up to Method 1 requirements.

Kyalami final hosted a Method 1 Grand Prix in 1993 however the sport’s chief government Stefano Domenicali stays desirous to safe a return to the African continent.

SAGP haven’t given up hope of securing a race in 2022 however really feel that it’s extra reasonable to count on a return in 2023.

“The goal date remains to be 2022 however that might shift because of the results of the pandemic, so 2023 is perhaps extra probably,” Scheckter instructed RaceFans.

Seven-time Method 1 World Driver’s Champion Lewis Hamilton has supported the notion of a return to Africa, seeing it as essential to the expansion of the game.

“It’s nice that Lewis, an individual as high-profile and influential as himself, has indicated his assist for an African Grand Prix,” stated Scheckter. 

“Clearly South Africa is the almost definitely place for that to occur being that it’s a rustic that has an enormous historical past in Method 1. It had its personal Method 1 racing collection again within the seventies, had a Method 1 world champion itself and as a rustic it has fairly a giant following.

“Most significantly it has a race monitor that’s actually able to go, that’s very near being F1-standard. If there have been to be an African Grand Prix, South Africa and Kyalami is essentially the most logical place that it could occur.

“It’s nice that Lewis is displaying his assist for an African Grand Prix. An African Grand Prix goes to be an enormous increase for bringing variety to the game in any respect ranges.”

There was discuss of a avenue race in one among South Africa’s main centres probably attracting Method 1 again to the nation however at this stage Kyalami does seem like one of the best guess for promoters.

Two venues have staged the South African Grand Prix with the Prince George Circuit in East London internet hosting the race from 1934 till 1966 and Kyalami staging the race 21 occasions between 1967 and 1993.