63 years after hosting a Formula 1 Grand Prix, Morocco requested to host the competition. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Stefano Domenicali, CEO of Formula One Group.
Africa will soon be home to a Formula 1 Grand Prix. Morocco is said to be the only Maghreb country to make its intentions known. “We have requests from Africa. We are discussing with South Africa and a country in North Africa, as well as two from the Far East, such as South Korea, ”said the ex-boss of the Ferrari team on Wednesday September 15th. , to German media BILD.
In 1958, Morocco had organized in Ain Diab (Casablanca), an F1 Grand Prix won at the time by the British legend Stirling Moss. The last F1 Grand Prix on the continent was in 1993 and it was in South Africa.