Formula 1 will return to the BBC after over a decade away. They have won the rights to cover the series from 2009 onwards in a five year deal rumoured to be worth around £200 million. The agreement gives the BBC the rights to cover Fomula 1 on TV, radio and the web. Dominic Coles, BBC Sport’s Director of Sport Rights, said in a statement on the BBC website:

“F1 is a crown jewel of sports broadcasting, so to bring the rights back to their traditional home from 2009 is tremendously exciting.”