When Africa Hosted the World's Greatest Grand Prix Races

Before Formula 1 became a world championship Africa was already hosting some of the most prestigious Grand Prix races on earth In this video we briefly look back at the Tripoli Grand prix and the South African Grand Prix to uncover a forgotten chapter of motorsport history... Timestamps Introduction to Grand prix history : (0:00 -107) The Tripoli Grand Prix: (1:07 - 2:51) The 1933 Lottery mystery : (2:51 - 4:14) The silver Arrows and Engineering : (4:14 - 5:25) The South African Grand prix : (5:25 - 6:53) Geographical and Cultural Factors : (6:53 - 7:58) The impact of WWII and legacy : (7:58 - 10:39)