Lewis Hamilton has set his sights on racing in Africa before his Formula One career ends, and is prepared to stay in the sport into the next decade to do it.

F1 announced last week that a race in Rwanda will join the calendar, with the event due to be held for the first time in the “early 2030s”.

Hamilton, who is 41, made his Formula One debut at the age of 22. No fixed date has been confirmed for the Rwandan grand prix, meaning the seven-time world champion will be at least 45 by the time it happens.

Hamilton is in his second season with Ferrari and plans to keep racing so that he can line up on the grid in Rwanda.

“I’m now forced to stay a bit longer because we have a race in Africa and that has been my dream to race in Africa,” Hamilton said.

“So I’m going to have to keep fighting to stay fit. If I can keep punching out results over the next years we will keep it going.”

While Hamilton looks to the future, his former seat at Mercedes could deliver a world championship this weekend.…