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Thursday, 8 October 2026
Thursday's Extra Time segment centred on Formula One, from a rain-hit race won by Verstappen to a heated debate over South Africa's bid to host a Grand Prix by 2030.
- 19:17
Panel figures put Kyalami upgrades at roughly 83 to 167 million rand, while hosting a South African Grand Prix would cost about 1.2 to 2.6 billion rand annually, with Cape Town starting from scratch.
- 19:15
The panel argued Rwanda is well placed to land an African Formula One race despite having no track yet, pointing to its hosting of the FIA awards in Kigali about two years ago.
- 19:08
Ferrari started on soft tyres in the wet and Lewis Hamilton stuck with his own call, fighting back from the back of the grid to a podium finish as the track dried.
- 19:07
Max Verstappen won the delayed, wet race for his first win of the season, while Kimi Antonelli stretched his championship lead to 84 points after George Russell retired with a power unit failure.
- 20:35
The Wonga Summer Spending Survey estimates South Africans will spend about 289 billion rand over the festive season, a figure discussed as petrol prices rose this week.