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Lewis Hamilton pushing for F1 to return to SA. Image: Twitter @LewisHamilton

Hamilton ‘pushing hard’ for F1 to come to SA

Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton says his dream was to race in South Africa and bring change through his Mission 44 foundation.

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Lewis Hamilton pushing for F1 to return to SA. Image: Twitter @LewisHamilton

Lewis Hamilton says he’s pushing for Formula One to return to South African in the coming years.

The 38-year-old Mercedes driver has been vocal over the years about bringing F1 to the African continent.

Speaking to ESPN on Thursday, Hamilton said his dream was to race in South Africa.

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“I have been shouting about having a race in Miami and the next one I’ve been talking about is (the race in )South Africa and that’s what I’ve been pushing for in the background. So hopefully you’ll see that coming to light soon,” he said. 

“And that’s a real big dream for me to race in South Africa, and in Africa during my career and I know I have a big following out there(in South Africa).

“I know a lot of people are into Formula One now in South Africa.”

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Asked how he would bring F1 to Africa, Hamilton said he’d been talking to Stefano Domenicali (CEO of Formula One Group).

“I’m pushing as hard as I can in the background. Going high up [to the F1 bosses] to make sure we have that race happen.”

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The seven-time Formula One world champion touched on his goal to bring Mission 44 to the African continent.

Mission 44 is charitable foundation launched by Lewis Hamilton with the aim to transform the lives of young people facing disadvantage and discrimination.

Hamilton said there was a lot of work that needed to be done in South Africa through his foundation. 

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