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  • Cape Town All Set for Red Bull Show Run

    Cape Town All Set for Red Bull Show Run

    The Red Bull show run comes to Cape Town on Sunday 2 June 2019 and with it the sights and sounds of an F1 car through the streets of the City Centre.

    The event will start at 12:00 and will go on till 17:00. During that time fans will be able to experience what it’s like to be trackside when the Championship winning Red Bull RB7 Formula 1 car roars past them with the deafening sound of the high revving V8 engine. And who better to pilot the car around the the Grand Parade than non other that David Coulthard.

    After spinning some donuts at Zandvoort, speeding down the streets of Budapest, and giving fans in Hanoi a taste of what’s to come when Formula 1 gets to their city in 2020, it is now Cape Town’s turn to experience the fun.

    Entrance to the event is free and fans are encouraged to get trackside as early as they can to get a good vantage point. The smartest way to get down to the track is to hail a ride, hop on a myCiti bus, catch a train or taxi and head to Darling street.

    It’s not just and F1 car that will be going around. There will be a host of other surprise acts on the track as well.

    Below is a map of the track that will be used. Click to enlarge

    Red Bull Show Run Map

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Photo courtesy Red Bull Content Pool

  • Ecclestone On Formula 1 In South Africa

    Ecclestone On Formula 1 In South Africa

    Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has told Eyewitness News Sport exclusively that South Africa’s chances of hosting an F1 race in the next few years is slim.

    In an exclusive interview with EWN’s Jean Smythe Ecclestone confirmed that he would love to bring Formula 1 back to South Africa for the first time since 1993. As the chief executive of the Formula One Group, which controls the commercial rights of the sport, Ecclestone confirmed that the only obstacle in South Africa’s way is the absence of a legitimate proposal.

    “I think it’s really a case of someone getting behind this and saying, ‘we’re going to make it happen’ because unless somebody does that it will just bumble on like it is with a lot of interest, and when it really comes down to it nobody is really making the effort to do anything,” Ecclestone told EWN Sport.

    Ecclestone confirmed that he had no meeting scheduled with any group from South Africa but confirmed that should a genuine proposal be brought before him he would agree to a five-year deal. A grand prix around the streets of Cape Town seemed to be the best concept according to the 84-year-old.

    “If somebody sits in front of me today, with a pen, and wants to sign a contract there can be a race next year.”

    You can listen to EWN’s Jean Smyth’s complete interview with Bernie Ecclestone here: