Giancarlo Fisichella helping development of ‘beautiful’ new track aiming for F1 after 2030

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Giancarlo Fisichella is busy with a new Formula 1-related project and is helping develop a circuit in Zanzibar that could one day host a race.

After the announcement of the Madrid Grand Prix last week and speculation regarding a potential race in Osaka, the world is taking notice of the potential of Formula 1.

In a report from Italian outlet Gazzetta dello Sport, more details have emerged about the potential new track on the African continent.

Formula 1’s popularity is growing at a rapid rate around the world and unsurprisingly everyone now wants a piece of the action.

The calendar has reached 24 races for 2024 which is likely to be the limit given the demands on teams and drivers to constantly be travelling around the world.

The Chinese Grand Prix finally returns to the schedule this year while Imola should host a race again after flooding cancelled the 2023 event.

It means any new track trying to join the calendar needs to have a unique selling point.

Giancarlo Fisichella is now supporting Cristian Bortolato to try and host a race in Zanzibar in the future.

F1 hasn’t raced in Africa since the South African GP in 1993 although Jody Scheckter has recently shared how close the paddock was to returning to the circuit.

Instead, they might be heading northeast to the East African island to race in the future.

New Zanzibar track wants to host F1 race with Fisichella’s help

The report from Gazzetta shares that approval was given to build the track in 2022.

In November last year, an area of the island was selected to build the track with development set to begin next year.

The first part of the circuit is expected to be ready in 2027 and when finished the facility will be able to host events on two or three different layouts.

Even with Fisichella’s support, it’s unlikely that a race will take place in Zanzibar in Formula 1 before 2030.

However, the FIA is ‘likely’ to be monitoring the situation very closely and it’s a place that would be ‘in line’ with Liberty Media’s ideas for promoting global interest in Formula 1.

The ‘beautiful’ African island could end up being one of the most desired destinations on the calendar should they eventually earn approval from Formula 1.

It would be in stark contrast to the growing number of street circuits being hosted in some of the most populated cities on the planet.