The is the
South African team of
A1 Grand Prix , an international racing series.
Its car was first presented to the public in
November 2004 .
''A1 Team South Africa'' owner is
Tokyo Sexwale . The Chief Executive Officer of the team is
Dana Cooper and the technical and sporting manager is
Mike Carroll . For the 2006-07 season South Africa have enlisted DAMS to run their car, the outfit which ran the French and Swiss teams to 1st and 2nd places in 2005-06.
The main driver for the 2005/6 and 2006/7 seasons is Capetonian
Stephen Simpson . Simpson, who has driven in the British Formula Renault championship is a former South African Formula Ford title-holder. In the 2006/7 season he will be joined by
Adrian Zaugg , a former winner of the Formula BMW Scholarship and
Red Bull Junior Team driver, and former
British F3 champion
Alan Van Der Merwe .