Hamilton spent the summer time break touring round a number of nations in Africa and mentioned it was overdue for F1 to host a race on the continent.
The final time F1 held a grand prix in Africa was on the 1993 South African Grand Prix, when the nation was nonetheless below the racist apartheid system of presidency.
The monitor which hosted that occasion, Kyalami close to Johannesburg, was in talks with F1 about reviving the race just a few years in the past however negotiations broke down.
Hamilton mentioned: “We will not be including races and simply persevering with to disregard Africa, which the remainder of the world simply takes from.
“There’s a large quantity of labor [that] must be executed there. Lots of the world who have not been there do not realise how stunning the place is, how huge is.
“And so they in all probability do not know what the (developed) nations are doing to these locations when it comes to holding them again.”
Hamilton mentioned a grand prix would have a optimistic impact on the continent.
“Having a grand prix there would spotlight how nice the place is and herald tourism. Why are we not on that continent?
“The present excuse is that perhaps there’s not a monitor that is prepared. However there’s at the least one monitor prepared there. Within the brief time period, we should always get on that monitor and have it a part of the calendar after which work on build up one thing else.”
F1 president Stefano Domenicali has mentioned he’s in talks with Rwanda a couple of potential race there.
Hamilton mentioned: “Rwanda is one in every of my favorite locations I have been to. I’ve executed a variety of work within the background. I’ve spoken to folks in Rwanda. I’ve spoken to folks in South Africa. However that is an extended mission, Rwanda.”
