JohnsonsEvilTwin wrote:Ringo
Trust me my friend, you dont want to stage an F1 event in Central Africa. Not yet anyway. The Congo, Sudan etc aren't places you would want to travel through let alone stage a race.
This isn't a slur on the people, just the factions that would want to make a statement to the world when there is a global event there.
West Africa? Cameroon is probably the only place that is stable enough, so that would be a shoe in. Nigeria suffers from alot of terrorism and hijackings in the north, so what applies to Central africa applies to Nigeria.
I'm lucky enough to have been to Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and Nigeria. As recently as 3 years ago. And there is no way these places could stage an F1 event unless everything is rested from their control and security is controlled by a private firm. That is too expensive, especially for countries with vast debt such as these.
Namibia is a standout country that could stage an F1 race in a secure environment. I lived there for a few years as a teenager in the 90s and its got the resources to do it. The money is also available as China has invested vast amounts of money into the country for all its natural resources(diamonds etc).
And, if they got the setting right it could be the most picturesque F1 venue of all. Beautiful country I will one day retire to 8)
