African Grand Prix gets green light as long-term Rwanda deal agreed

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Formula One has answered Lewis Hamilton’s call to have a race in Africa after the sport’s bosses announced Rwanda is set to join the calendar. Seven-time world champion Hamilton has long since challenged F1 to return to the continent, with the last race staged there in 1993. And F1 has confirmed on Tuesday a new 10-year deal with Rwanda which will start in the “early 2030s”.