F1 in Africa: How the British captured East London

The Prince George circuit's beachside location was one of its many attractionsIn the second part of BBC Sport Africa's special series examining the history of the South African Grand Prix, Ben Sutherland looks back at a unique New Year's Day race when Britain's best drivers set an unprecedented record.As a new year begins, race fans often can’t wait for the start of the fresh F1 calendar. Well, in 1965 they had no wait at all - the first Grand Prix of that season was on 1 January.Put back a week from its original Christmas slot in the final week of…

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