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[Fezzik]

Cape Town stadium did host a Formula E race a few years ago. Oddly it didn't appear on the calendar again and I haven't found a reason why yet, but it was a pretty cool slipstreaming track for Formula E cars. Completely useless and too tight for F1 in the current guise, but surely lessons learned could help increase the size of it.

2023 Cape Town ePrix - Wikipedia

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Yeah, the proposal from the Cape Town group seems to be for the same location but extended (there are requirements for a 1km straight, for example).

A couple of pics of the area for comparison:

Formula E

A proposed F1 variant

 

[MagpieRacer]

Yeah, the proposal from the Cape Town group seems to be for the same location but extended (there are requirements for a 1km straight, for example).

A couple of pics of the area for comparison:

Formula E

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A proposed F1 variant

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Could work with the new cars from 2026, if they are smaller and nimbler.

 

[Liquid]

Obligatory stadium section noted.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Triple hairpins in the stadium is a no-go, but a single corner in it would be great.

 

[Blitz24]

Obligatory stadium section noted.

Don't let a tire go into the stands!

 

[Liquid]

Just on the topic of Rwanda courting F1 about a Grand Prix:

BBC Sport

Three very well-known football clubs, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, have been advised to drop their Visit Rwanda sponsorships given Rwanda's invasion of Congo DR and capture of Congolese territory and cities.

Just thought it was worth mentioning at a time when Formula One might be getting involved with a country as illustrious as Rwanda, others in other sports are being advised to drop all their links.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Just on the topic of Rwanda courting F1 about a Grand Prix:

BBC Sport

Three very well-known football clubs, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, have been advised to drop their Visit Rwanda sponsorships given Rwanda's invasion of Congo DR and capture of Congolese territory and cities.

Just thought it was worth mentioning at a time when Formula One might be getting involved with a country as illustrious as Rwanda, others in other sports are being advised to drop all their links.

Seems like an ideal F1 location then surely? /S