Why Rwanda beat South Africa to F1’s African return
Rwanda has secured Africa's first grand prix since 1993 even though it has no circuit, unlike South Africa and Kyalami. The deal says a lot about what F1 wants from a host now
John Watson will be joining us later this week for a Motor Sport podcast in association with Mercedes-Benz, and we’ll be putting your questions to him.
A Grand Prix winner with Penske and McLaren, Watson came within five points of the world championship title in 1982. He now co-commentates on the Blancpain GT Series.
The last time we sat with him for a podcast was way back in November 2009, which you can listen to here.
Rwanda has secured Africa's first grand prix since 1993 even though it has no circuit, unlike South Africa and Kyalami. The deal says a lot about what F1 wants from a host now
Fifty years on from James Hunt’s back-to-back victories at Mosport and Watkins Glen, Matt Bishop revisits two races that remind us why F1’s past can still outshine its present
Ferrari’s run of strategic misjudgements may have given Hamilton reason to doubt the pitwall, but Singapore showed that it can often backfire
Mark Hughes analyses how Max Verstappen beat Charles Leclerc to victory in Singapore, and how Lewis Hamilton’s strategic gamble turned a promising Ferrari result into a costly disappointment