They didn’t ask Verstappen to sponsor the Dutch GP, so why does Lewis have to be the one financing or making the case for a race in a region where he has plenty of fans?
Afaik there arecurrently zero courses with the necessary FIA grading of Grade 1 in Africa. Morocco has multiple Grade 2 circuits, and Kyalami used to be Grade 2 but that expired a year ago, so they are currently ungraded.
That means that in order to be eligible for an F1 race, these courses would need to modernize and undergo an FIA process.
I personally assume that due to this, any African race we could get would be a street track.
They didn’t ask Verstappen to sponsor the Dutch GP, so why does Lewis have to be the one financing or making the case for a race in a region where he has plenty of fans?
Zandvoort secured the funding, then pulled out after Verstappen said he’ll not be in F1 for much longer.
Because he said he wants a race to be there.
Ok, so if Zandvoort was able to finance a race on the basis of fan following alone without Max’s involvement, why can’t someone do the same here?
Ask the owners of all the courses that don’t host F1 races in Africa.
Well you’re the one who said Lewis should sponsor it; I figured you knew.
If I want something, I have to pay for it myself as well. That’s how capitalism works.
If you wanted something for yourself, sure. F1 is still the major beneficiary from running a new race.
Afaik there arecurrently zero courses with the necessary FIA grading of Grade 1 in Africa. Morocco has multiple Grade 2 circuits, and Kyalami used to be Grade 2 but that expired a year ago, so they are currently ungraded.
That means that in order to be eligible for an F1 race, these courses would need to modernize and undergo an FIA process.
I personally assume that due to this, any African race we could get would be a street track.
How many African drivers are in F1?
Irrelevant.
Oh really? Tell me then: whom do Dutch F1 fans root for, when they visit the races?
When you tell me who Brazilian fans root for.
As it happens, that’s Hamilton, because he’s liked there for some reason and is an honorary Brazilian citizen.
Ah, ok; so you don’t need to be from that region to have fans there… that’s what I thought.
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ah yes, the F1 fan race card…