Formula 1 CEO Wants To 'Revive' Land Jet Racing In South Africa

Illustration of a Formula 1 race. (Photo: Doc. F1 official website)

JAKARTA - Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has big plans. He wants to revive the jet land race on the African continent.

There is a discourse to hold an F1 race in Africa which last took place in 1993. South Africa was the last host there.

"We want to have a race in Africa. Right now, the most likely place is South Africa," said Domenicali as quoted by AFP.

However, there are absolute conditions that must be met, namely a solid, clear and long-term commitment. According to Domenicali, it will take time to make it happen.

"We will clarify this situation in the next few days. We want to make a commitment in Africa, but we want to do it right," said the Italian.

In addition, Domenicali also talked about the future of the Chinese Grand Prix, which was last held in 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He said his party was still monitoring the COVID-19 situation in the Bamboo Curtain country.

"We are confident that we will have a clear direction of the future scenario for racing in China by the end of this year," said the F1 CEO.