Rwanda's president eyes F1 calendar spot as Lewis Hamilton's calls for a race in Africa look set to move closer

dailyrecord.co.uk:

F1 could return to Africa for the first time in more than 30 years with Rwanda launching an ambitious bid to host a race.The championship hasn't raced in Africa since 1993 when that year’s world champion Alain Prost took victory at the Kyalami circuit in South Africa, which had appeared regularly on the calendar hosting 20 GPs between 1967 and 1992.

Earlier in the series' history races had also been held in Morocco, but it's now more than three decades since F1 visited the continent - something that seven time champion Lewis Hamilton has previously hit out at.

And a race featuring modern day stars Max Verstappen and Lando Norris could be on the horizon as, ahead of the FIA's Prizegiving event in the country on December 13, the Rwandan president Paul Kagame announced details of its pitch for a place on the annual calendar with the Daily Mirror reporting the president as saying: "I am happy to formally announce that Rwanda is bidding to bring the thrill of racing back to Africa, by hosting a Formula 1 grand prix. "A big thank you to Stefano Domenicali and the entire team at F1 for the good progress in our discussions so far.

I assure you we are approaching this opportunity with the seriousness and commitment it deserves." A new track is being planned close to the Bugesera International Airport, near the capital city of Kigali.