F1 may be back to Africa next year - 30 years after last race

Formula One boss Stefano Domenicali will make a whistlestop tour to South Africa next week in an attempt to add the country to the calendar, possibly as early as next year, Report informs referring to the Daily Mail.

If negotiations prove successful, the race would be held at the 2.8-mile (4.5 km) Kyalami circuit, north of Johannesburg, which last staged a grand prix in 1993 after being a mainstay of the roster through the Sixties, Seventies and early Eighties.

The venue holds 100,000 spectators and, it is understood, would only need a minor tweak to its facilities to meet F1's specific needs.

Domenicali will fly out to speak to Kyalami owner Toby Venter and chief executive Tom Hamilton after this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.

The French round held at Paul Ricard will be dropped as Formula One scales back on races in Europe to make space in the already bloated itinerary.

The Belgian Grand Prix in Spa is also under threat, though it may be retained on alternate years.