South Africa is targeting a return to the Formula One calendar for 2027, sports minister Gayton McKenzie has revealed. Rwanda, which hosts the FIA prize-giving gala tonight, is keen on hosting a race ...

Last week, the Kyalami circuit in South Africa announced that its plans to upgrade to FIA Grade 1, required to host a Formula 1 grand prix, had been approved by the FIA. It was hailed as a "defining ...

Formula 1 hasn’t held a race in Africa since 1993, the last year of the South African grand prix at Kyalami Circuit. However, Red Bull driver, and two-time F1 world champion, Max Verstappen feels that ...

South Africa is gearing up to bring the sport of Formula One racing back to its turf, with ambitions set for a grand return in either 2026 or 2027. This initiative is spearheaded by Gayton McKenzie, ...

South Africa's sports minister, Gayton McKenzie, has admitted the South African Grand Prix won't take place in 2027, despite continued efforts to bring the sport back to the country. In recent years, ...

A proposal aimed at bringing Formula 1 back to South Africa is set to be assessed by the sport’s commercial rights holder. The development comes after the South African Formula 1 Bid Steering ...

On Friday, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Mtshavheni announced that the cabinet had approved a bid to bring the South African Grand Prix back onto the F1 calendar. The bid supported by the ...

A delegation from the leading bid for the South African Grand Prix met with Formula One Management this week. F1 could potentially return to South Africa after more than three decades, but ...

The Formula 1 calendar has undergone various changes over the last few seasons, and it looks as though the addition of South Africa will be another. Several key figures have voiced their hopes of F1 ...

It has been over 30 years since the roar of Formula 1 engines echoed on African soil but a heated race is under way to bring the sport back to the continent. Rwanda and South Africa are vying for pole ...

South Africa’s government is in talks with at least six companies to secure funding needed to entice Formula 1 Grand Prix racing back to the country, according to people with knowledge of the matter.