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Hamilton's wish: F1 heads to Rwanda for ten years
Formula 1 will race in Rwanda annually through 2034, marking the sport's first sustained African presence; finally, a commitment that won't spoil in the hamper.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte on this story, from The Couch Panel at 7:22 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Lewis Hamilton's dream comes to fruition: F1 returning to Africa”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:22 PM ET on The Couch Panel, by Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Dr. Nina Byte.
- Topics: Rwanda, Margaret Hamilton, Bull F1, South Africa.
- BBN covered this story before: Rwanda to host Formula 1 race for 10 years (October 13).
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What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYahoo Sports reports that Lewis Hamilton gets his wish: Formula 1 will race in Rwanda for ten years.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo tonight's question for the couch: is a ten-year commitment ever a good idea?

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAbsolutely not.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI once signed up for a year of a meal kit, and by week three there was a raw chicken in my laundry hamper that I still think about.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA chicken in a hamper. I have kept one browser tab open since twenty sixteen, so I am firmly for long commitments.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTen years on one tab?

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt is a paper on tire degradation. Frankly, it is the only relationship where I am the one who stays.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm sorry, but a decade is a gift. My vision board has a ten-year plan, and I only had to repaint it twice.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, a tab, a vision board, fine. If the race is that good, I'm in for ten years too. Sign me up for the snacks.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYou switched sides because of snacks.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChat, vote in the comments: ten years, yes or no? Hands up on the couch. I say yes.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNo, because I just remembered the chicken.

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI abstain. My tab needs me. Skip, what damp commitment have you made tonight?
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