Formula One end 39-year wait for an African Grand Prix with controversial new race in RWANDA - after years of Lewis Hamilton demands

Formula One will stride back into Africa for the first time since 1993, with a race confirmed in Rwanda from approximately 2032 in a 10-season deal. The news answers Lewis Hamilton 's long-argued claim that the sport should return to the continent, having last been held in Kyalami, South Africa , under Bernie Ecclestone's regime more than 30 years ago. Stefano Domenicali, chief executive of the sport, said: 'Today is a landmark moment for Formula One.