The Daily Mail claims the race will take place at Kyalami, which last hosted the F1 race in 1993. However, the track is currently used for GT races, but has hosted car races for the A1GP in 2009 and the GP Masters for retired F1 stars in 2005. The venue is believed to hold 100,000 spectators and will only need minor upgrades to meet F1 standards. It means that F1 will have reached every habitable continent on the planet for the first time in the 72-year history of the sport. F1’s first race in the Middle East was introduced only in 2004, more than a decade after Kyalaimi was removed from the calendar. READ MORE: Max Verstappen joins Lewis Hamilton to get F1 bosses to end waiting The news is expected to thank Lewis Hamilton, who has previously requested that the match be added to the calendar on several occasions. He said in April: “The place I really feel is dear to my heart and the most important thing to get back in a fight is in South Africa. “There is a great follower out there and I think it would be great to be able to emphasize how beautiful the homeland is.” Hamilton idol Ayrton Senna took part in a titanic battle in the last fight in 1993, which was eventually won by Alain Prost. In 2018, Adrian Scholt, CEO of Motorsport South Africa, claimed that there were many plans to bring the race back to the country, but these never materialized. However, he acknowledged that organizing a match would cost a lot of money and require political support. DON’T MISSF1 set for 2023 calendar renewal as teams unite behind Domenicali [INSIGHT]F1 bosses and Monaco in talks as a Grand Prix that are in danger of being cut off [ANALYSIS]F1 boss makes ‘secret visit to Sydney’ to listen to Australian GP [COMMENT] Domenicali recently said that it was “possible” for F1 to return to Africa as there was “great interest” in the sport. He stressed that some of the existing F1 Grand Prix will not remain on the calendar to make room for new races. Of the calendar games this season, France, Belgium, Mexico and Monaco have not yet reached an agreement after the end of 2022. Domenicali said: “Above America, above China, there is a possibility that we will be in Africa soon. There is a lot of interest there. It is an area that is still missing from the geography of our calendar. It is up to us to try to find the right balance between the historical values of the old and famous European pieces and other destinations around the world. “Several organizers have expired deals and some of the current Grand Prix will probably no longer be on the calendar.”
