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Todt slams German F1 broadcaster

Nov.27 FIA president Jean Todt has hit out at Germany's F1 broadcaster. "I recently saw the Brazilian grand prix on RTL and I was the most frustrated television viewer imaginable," he told Welt am Sonntag newspaper. Todt said he was subjected to "more advertising" than he thought was possible. "If I was a German formula one fan, I'm sorry, I would be very frustrated with formula one," he added. Bild newspaper reports that Todt's comments coincide with speculation the pay-TV network Sky could be looking to return to German screens in 2019. RTL's sports boss Manfred Loppe hit back at Todt, insisting: "We cannot understand why the FIA president criticises...
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