F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone Hopeful Sport Will Return To South Africa In 2016

F1's "long-awaited return to South Africa has taken a step closer to coming to fruition," according to Ian Parkes of the PA. F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone confirmed in December that he was "in the middle of trying to do something in South Africa," with the race last on the calendar in '93. Africa is the "only inhabited continent without a Formula One race, and it would represent an historic achievement should an event again take place in South Africa." Ecclestone is currently in the process of "proposing terms for the country to again figure on the schedule," hopefully from '16, and "significantly with Cape Town the venue." Ecclestone: "I've been looking to go back to South Africa for a long time, and now we have a good chance. They're getting on with it. We're hoping to be back in 2016, but we will have a look and see. We'll see how we get on." F1 has "long been associated with a potential return to South Africa," although this would be Cape Town's first foray into the sport (PA, 1/21).