一级方程式赛车将在卢旺达举办非洲大奖赛

一级方程式赛车宣布卢旺达将主办非洲大奖赛，根据为期10年的合同，这项赛事将成为非洲自1993年南非大奖赛以来首次举办的F1赛事1。新赛道将在卢旺达首都基加利东南部的布盖塞拉地区修建，预计在下一个十年初期投入使用1。

F1主席斯特凡诺·多梅尼卡利表示，这是"一级方程式的一个里程碑时刻"1。他指出，随着卢旺达加入赛程表，"我们的运动将在每个有人居住的大陆举办比赛"1。卢旺达总统保罗·卡加梅称此举是"整个大陆尤其是非洲球迷的成功和里程碑"1。七届世界冠军刘易斯·汉密尔顿多年来一直在"幕后奋力争取"在非洲举办比赛1。

Formula 1 has announced that Rwanda will host the African Grand Prix, marking the sport's return to the continent for the first time since the South African Grand Prix in 1993 1. Under a 10-year contract, a new circuit will be constructed in the Bugesera region southeast of Kigali, Rwanda's capital, with operations expected to commence in the early part of the next decade 1.

F1 President Stefano Domenicali described the development as a watershed moment for the sport, stating that "today is a milestone moment for Formula 1. With Rwanda joining the schedule from the next decade, our sport will race on every inhabited continent" 1. The announcement represents the culmination of sustained advocacy efforts, as seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has long worked "behind the scenes" to bring racing to Africa 1.

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame welcomed the news as "a success and a milestone for the entire continent, especially African fans" 1.