Sa Eyeing Bid To Host Formula One Grand Prix In 2026 Or 2027

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton Mckenzie announces South Africas bid for a Formula One Grand Prix in the 2027 season, with the possibility of hosting as early as 2026 if all goes well.

To this end, a bid steering committee was appointed and unveiled on Wednesday at the Kyalami racetrack, north of Johannesburg. They have just two months to pick a track and send the bid to Cabinet for approval.

South Africa last hosted an F1 race in 1993.

Mackenzie, a die-hard Formula One fan, believes he will be giving one of the sport's most famous drivers, with the most wins in F1 history his last remaining wish in the sport, that Lewis Hamilton will be able to race in South Africa in an F1 car.

"Lewis Hamilton, you said you had a dream to race in South Africa again I'm standing here to tell you we will not rest until your dream comes to a realisation that you will race again in South Africa," says McKenzie.