"I'm really hoping the people running those different countries all unite and come together and take Africa back. That's what I want to see. Take it back from the French, take it back from the Spanish, take it back from the Portuguese and the British. It's so important for the future of that continent. They have all the resources to be the greatest and most powerful place in the world."
"For the past six years, maybe seven, I've been fighting in the background to get a grand prix sitting with stakeholders and asking the question: Why are we not in Africa? I don't want to leave the sport without having a grand prix there, without getting to race there, so I'm chasing them. There's one on every other continent, why not Africa?"
Lewis Hamilton, a seven-time Formula One champion, has called for African nations to unite and reclaim control of their continent from European powers including France, Spain, Portugal, and Britain. Hamilton, who has African heritage from Togo and Benin, emphasizes that Africa possesses abundant resources to become the world's greatest and most powerful region but remains controlled externally. He has spent six to seven years working behind the scenes with stakeholders to establish a Formula One grand prix in Africa, viewing it as crucial for the continent's future. Hamilton expresses urgency about achieving this goal before his racing career ends, noting that every other continent hosts a grand prix while Africa does not.
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