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Formula 1 popularity in Germany still declining

The popularity of Formula 1 within Germany has continued to steadily decline. It emerges that the coverage by the German broadcaster ARD of Sunday's skiing-and-shooting biathlon attracted 3.95 million viewers – 120,000 more than those who tuned in to RTL's live coverage of the 2015 season finale in Abu Dhabi. RTL sports chief Manfred Loppe blamed the latest decline on the fact that the world championship had already been decided weeks earlier. 'Of course that took the wind out of the sails,' he said. 'For 2016, we are hoping that Sebastian Vettel can close the gap to the two dominant Mercedes drivers so that hopefully next year the audience can experience a thrilling three-way...
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