Ecclestone hopeful of F1 in Cape Town

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Ecclestone hopeful of F1 in Cape Town

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone believes Grand Prix racing could return to South Africa within three years after the country’s successful hosting of football’s World Cup.

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Published: Sun 11 Jul 2010, 4:02 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 4:49 AM

The last race was held there in 1993 and F1 has not visited South Africa regularly since 1985, when the country came under an apartheid-inspired international sports ban.

Ecclestone said Sunday that “it is another continent where we should be.”

He added that “hopefully now people will think what the World Cup has done for Africa would be good for Formula One.”

While F1 was previously staged at the Kyalami circuit near Pretoria, Cape Town is Ecclestone’s preferred venue.

Ecclestone told the BBC that “we’re talking about building a circuit — it’s probably three years away.”


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