Jody Scheckter has said the return of the South African GP was within touching distance, but 'greed’ at Kyalami saw it fall apart. F1
Jody Scheckter: South African GP return thwarted by ‘greed’ at KyalamiJody Scheckter has said a South African GP was within touching distance of a return to the calendar, but apparent “greed” over fees at Kyalami ultimately pushed Formula 1 away from negotiations.
And 1979 World Champion Scheckter confirmed this was the case, with Formula 1 representatives having held talks with investors from South Africa and Kyalami representatives, before a deal to bring the South African GP back to the sport was scuppered at the final hurdle over negotiations over fee charges.
“It was that close. The guy from Kyalami went from 500,000 to 2 million, and he wanted to take the whole thing over.
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