Kyalami Circuit's Crucial Negotiations with F1: What to Expect in Austria
Jun.23 - Kyalami is set to take yet another big step towards a return to the Formula 1 calendar.
While there are multiple other projects aligned with F1's mission to add the missing African content to the annual calendar, Kyalami near Johannesburg last week had its upgrade plans approved by the FIA for F1-ready 'Grade 1' circuit homologation.
And now, South Africa's sports minister Gayton McKenzie is preparing to take the next major step.
"We will meet again with FOM next week in Austria," he told eNCA, referring to the Liberty Media-owned Formula One Management and this weekend's Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring.
"We want to submit an official bid. The week after that, on July 1, we will announce our winning promoter. After that, it is all in the hands of Formula 1."
Minister McKenzie sounds optimistic.
"We will have a circuit, we will have a promoter, and we will have the biggest motorsport community in Africa," he said.
Kyalami, having hosted no less than 21 F1 races until 1993, has engaged Apex Circuit Design - known for Miami's grand prix project - to oversee the necessary F1-ready circuit changes.
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Another matter is how long re-acquiring the necessary Grade 1 license will take in the end, which mightn't be a short-term thing.
theres no need to get the grade 1 licence unless they are virtually guaranteed of holding a race
Wrong, FIA's Grade 1 license is an absolute must for any circuit to be or become F1-hosting eligible.
Grade 1 says , it must have this and it must have that, fine noproblem, the circuit does the work etc etc but to actually get the licence from the Fia in there grubby little hands is an inspection-- i read somewhere that a final inspection is held/can be held as close as 2 weeks before a race takes place , just to check whether its actually been done to the fias satisfaction, because any track expecting to hold a race,or having been awarded a race wouldnt fail to do the work necessary, that would be pointless is what i mean, so not wrong , just a misunderstanding
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