Germany’s Bild ဣreports that Sky Germany has so far been unsuccessful in its attempts to find a replacement following the expiry of RTL’s contract, which would make F1 significantly less acc🗹essible.

RTL෴ lost its broadcasting rights to Sky in 2021 but managed to secure rights to show four grands prix on a sublicence in 2021 and 2022. 𝐆;

The broadcaster has since confirmed it will not extend its contract to show F1 races in 2023 to instead focus on football an♓d its newly acquired NFL rights. 

Under 🃏the terms of its current broadcasti🔯ng deal with F1, Sky Germany is contractually obliged to share live rights to four races. 

According to multiple reports in German media, Sky Germany is struggling to find a new partner, with other broadcasters𒈔 including the likes of ARD and ZDF not intere🃏sted. 

Bild also reports that the high costs oꦯf rights to show F1 is turning stations away, including the ProSiebenSat.1 Group. 

With Sky Germany under🧸stood to be paying up to €55m per season, the cost of rights for four free TV races would amount to around €10m. 

Sky Germany must continue to broa💝dcast at least four races freely over the next twoℱ F1 seasons.

Under a new contract set to come into effect in 2025, Sky Germany will only have to show the German Grand Pr𒐪ix - if one takes place - on free-to-air TV. 

If a TV partner cannot be found, Sky Germany may beꦦ forced to broadcast free-to-air races online via t꧒heir website or YouTube channel.

It is a new setback for the once grꦆeat F1 empire in Germany built by Michael Schumacher and continued by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sebastian Vettel. 

Following Vettel’s retirement at the end of last season,168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Nico Hulkenberg will be the sole German driver in the168澳洲5最新开奖结果: F1 2023 driver line-up, having replaced fellow countryman 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mick Schumacher at Haas. 

The lasꦚt German Grand Prix was held at Hockenheim in 2019, while the Nurburgring hosted the one-off Eifel Grand Prix as part♊ of the COVID-affected 2020 season.