Lewis Hamilton Calls For F1 To Return To South Africa For First Time Since '93

Three-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has called for the sport to return to South Africa, according to the BBC. The Mercedes driver said, "I would love for it to be in South Africa. They are great sporting fans and are just petrolheads who love cars." The South African GP featured 23 times on the F1 calendar following its debut in '62 but was last staged in '93. Hamilton: "I would love to go there, it would be absolutely insane. There is a huge following there and it is one of the most important grands prix we need to get on the calendar." The '15 season "equals the longest ever campaign" with 20 races. The next race is in Mexico City this weekend before moving on to Brazil and the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Hamilton added, "That is one of the greatest things about being a Formula 1 driver, the amount you travel, it is so much fun" (BBC, 10/26).