Overview

• FIA sign-off makes Kyalami eligible to host Formula 1 races once the required works are finished
• Designs by Apex Circuit Design enhance run-off areas, barriers, debris fencing, kerbs and drainage without altering the track layout
• Owner Toby Venter hailed the approval as a pivotal step in restoring Kyalami as a premier African motorsport venue
• The circuit last staged a Grand Prix in 1993 after hosting 21 races between 1967 and 1993
• Cape Town, Rwanda and Morocco remain in contention and Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says a deal for an African round is not yet finalized