Motorsport - Formula E - Cape Town ePrix - Cape Town, South Africa - February 25, 2023, Nissan Formula E Team's Sacha Fenestraz and Envision Racing's Nick Cassidy in action during the race. Reuters
Rwanda’s splash entry into the fight to host a Formula 1 event has opened a three-horse race to bring the first Grand Prix chapter on the African continent since 1993, but with all contenders – including South Africa and Morocco which have hosted the event before – not guaranteed a soon-to-be host status.
With no event currently held on the continent, it is understood that Rwanda jumped into the fray to take full advantage, after learning last year that South Africa – which was poised to be included in the 2024 calendar – was reportedly frozen out over its alleged support for Russia in the war against Ukraine.
