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Rwanda to Host Formula 1 Grand Prix in the 2030s
BBC Sport · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on BBC Sport
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Formula 1 has signed a 10-year deal with Rwanda to host an African Grand Prix starting in the early 2030s, marking the sport's return to the continent after nearly 40 years.
- Formula 1 has signed a 10-year deal to hold an African Grand Prix in Rwanda starting in the early 2030s.
- The deal ends an absence of F1 racing in Africa that began after the last South African Grand Prix in 1993.
- F1 owners Liberty Media pursued an African race for nearly 10 years after buying the sport in 2017.
- Rwanda succeeded where Morocco and South Africa failed by presenting a unified financial and infrastructural plan.
- A new circuit is being built in Bugesera, 25 miles south of Kigali, near a new international airport under construction.
- The circuit is designed by former F1 driver Alex Wurz, projected to be about 6km long with 17 corners and nearly 200m of elevation change.
- President Paul Kagame stated the project will bring jobs, skills, tourism, and new business to Africa.
- The project faces criticism over allegations of sportswashing due to Rwanda's human rights record and legal disputes with the Democratic Republic of Congo at the International Court of Justice.
- Amnesty International criticized F1 for partnering with Rwanda, urging the sport to use its influence to push for human rights changes.
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