Sir Lewis Hamilton has been a Formula 1 champion since 2008. He made his debut in 2007 with McLaren. After 2008, he had to wait till 2014 to win his second world championship. From 2014 to 2021, the great Briton managed to win six F1 titles, adding to his maiden title back in 2008. He managed to equal the great German racer Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world championships. On top of that, the Mercedes racer surpassed the Ferrari legend’s record of 91 F1 race wins.
Currently, the Mercedes superstar is actively pursuing his dream of winning his eighth title with 105 race wins already in his bag. There are only a few dreams of Lewis Hamilton left for him to fulfill. Other than becoming the first F1 driver to win eight world championships, he has a dream to race on the African continent. Hamilton’s dream destination for an F1 race is South Africa. But for a long time, there has been no F1 race held in Africa. Perhaps Hamilton will be soon able to fulfill that dream, too.
Lewis Hamilton Might Finally Race In An African GP
On several occasions, Lewis Hamilton has expressed his desire to race in Africa before he finally hangs up his helmet and racing boots. Lately, some reports suggested that an African country can soon host an F1 race for the first time since 1993. As per motorsportmagazine, Christian Gakwaya, the president of Rwanda Automobil Club, mentioned that Rwanda is getting ready to bid for an F1 race. Moreover, it seems that it’s time for Africa to play host again to an F1 Grand Prix. Gakwaya said that it is time for Africa to be part of the F1 calendar again. The Automobil club president also noted that as a country, Rwanda is preparing to commit to hosting an F1 race. Moreover, Gakwaya added that they are following the Formula 1 framework while they work to get ready to host.
On top of that, the president mentioned that they are pretty serious about their bid. Lately, in an interview with Autosport, F1 CEO revealed that he will soon meet with the Rwanda Automobil Club. Stefano Domenicali said that all the officials will come together to discuss the plans. Also, Domenicali added a key point saying, “It will be on a permanent track.” The F1 CEO further noted that the Rwanda Automobil Club is serious and have presented a good plan. At the end of September, they will have a meeting. Rwanda officials were present at the Monaco GP this year to discuss with the FIA about the rules and regulations to host an F1 race.
The Seven-Time Champion Wanted To Race In South Africa
1993 saw the last time an F1 race in Africa. It was the South African GP where Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost were the top drivers. The Frenchman took pole position ahead of Senna and a young Michael Schumacher. Eventually, in the 1993 South African GP, Alain Prost won his first race with Williams. Last year, during an interview with ESPN, Lewis Hamilton mentioned that he wanted to push F1 back to the African continent.
It has been a big dream of his to race there. He said in the interview that he discussed racing in Miami and also in South Africa. Hamilton was hoping that idea would come to light soon. He said he has a lot of fans out there who love F1. Hence, the seven-time champion was going high up to make that race happen.
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