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RTL to stop broadcasting F1 in Germany

After more than 30 years, German broadcaster RTL will stop showing Formula 1 on television after their current deal expires later this year. German broadcaster RTL has announced that they will stop showing Formula 1 at the end of this season. Having began broadcasting F1 races in the mid 1980s, they began showing the sport full-time in 1991. Since then, the broadcaster has become one of the most prominent in the world showing Formula 1 with television presenter Kai Ebel becoming an icon in the pitlane famed for his flamboyant dress sense. However, RTL are getting out of the game in order to focus on football from now on. RTL's Head of Sport Manfred Loppe said: “When you have competitors...
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