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Never mind, it’s answered here.
NBC Sports Group had the F1 rights since 2013, but said it “chose not to enter into a new agreement in which the rights holder itself competes with us and our distribution partners.”
The article doesn’t say, but does that mean what F1 does now (e.g. the highlights and videos it now uploads) or what it might have plans for in the future?
I like when the commentary offers something you can’t see on screen or some special insight. I thought that I could cope without any commentary at all, but watching a few races a year on RTL with limited understanding of German I certainly miss extra information and an idea of what’s happening elsewhere on track.
Over the season I listen to some races on 5 Live and I think they do a pretty good job given they have to explain much more about the order, timing, etc. The emphasis on overtakes, pit stops, contact and so on seems a bit more obvious on the radio, but I guess it helps get your attention.
Sometimes the excited references to F1 records feel a bit overdone… “The first time since 2003 a German driver born in March with a prime number on their car has…” etc.
