After 30 years of RTL for the end of the season its Live coverage of the formula 1. The legal costs are according to the TV transmitter is too high. RTL had transmitted the most important Motorsport series since 1991.

Where it is shown that the formula 1 from next year in Germany, is not yet known. As a prospective customer, the Pay-TV channel Sky, the in the on 5 is. July early transfers of the season in parallel to the RTL. The company did not want to comment on this so far.

the reason for the RTL to the next season for financial reasons. "If competitors are in the game that are willing to offer Double that amount, and must deal with an opt-out scenario, necessarily," said RTL sports chief Manfred Loppe. RTL wants to try "in the future, of course, to present our viewers with attractive sport offers. It is clear that economic Limits play a role, as the altered conditions of competition.“

The formula 1 had stabilized after the Hype of the Michael-Schumacher-years, most recently on a substantial quota level. The annual average of all 21 of the formula 1 Broadcasts of RTL in the previous year to 4.05 million viewers and a market share of 23.2 percent.

RTL-managing Director Jörg Graf said: "The competition for the TV rights has changed, the market is overheated, and thus is quite ambitious, yet economically viable framework to leave, we have set ourselves." RTL is currently showing the matches of the national soccer team and has secured recently the rights for the Europa League and the newly created Europe-Conference-League.

it is Possible in Germany also, that the Motorsport series runs in the UK only on Pay-TV. There is television to get viewers to see the formula 1 since 2019, only then to live, if you have a Sky subscription. The only exception is the Large price of great Britain, will continue to broadcast in Free-TV is. Previously, the race for 40 years in the free-to-air television had been shown.