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African ‘stability' a factor in F1 race deal

Jul.17   'Stability' in a potential host country of an African GP is an important consideration, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem insists. Speaking with the Dutch publication Formule 1, Ben Sulayem was reminded that some time ago he expressed his preference that if Formula 1 completes its world championship by heading to Africa, his preference is Rwanda. 'No, not for Rwanda – for Africa,' the FIA boss insists. 'I still believe we need more teams and more races, it's just that the drivers come to me and say ‘Please, no more races'.  But Africa as a continent has always been somewhat forgotten. 'I'm proud that last year, for the first time in FIA history, we held the General...
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