Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s Minister of Sports on Lewis Hamilton:
“No man has ever fought so hard for us to host Formula One on African soil.”
“To Lewis Hamilton, thank you. Words cannot adequately describe our joy, our appreciation, our gratitude and our admiration that we have for you; as a person, as a driver, as an advocate. So to Lewis Hamilton, thank you very much. South Africa and Africa will be eternally grateful for F1.”
“You’ve given us the courage to speak up. You've given us the courage to say, let's go for it. We are going to give you South Africa in return.”