News Details

Sky Deutschland to boycott Saudi Arabia GP

Apr.12 Sky Deutschland, the German Formula 1 broadcaster, will boycott next weekend's Saudi Arabian GP. Dutch publication Formule 1 said the move is one of solidarity with former grand prix winner and Sky Deutschland pundit Ralf Schumacher, who came out as gay in 2024. The British and Italian Sky teams, however, will still be reporting directly from the Jeddah circuit, while Sky Deutschland reports from a European-based studio. Saudi Arabia's laws and social policies remain hostile towards LBGT people, with same-sex relationships criminalised and punishable by imprisonment and even death under certain interpretations of Sharia law.
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Japanese Grand Prix Free Practice 3 - Results

© XPB  Phillip van Osten 05/04/2025 at 04:3505/04/2025 at 04:39...
2w ago from F1i.com

Japanese Grand Prix - Qualifying Results

© XPB  Michael Delaney 05/04/2025 at 08:2705/04/2025 at 09:16...
1w ago from F1i.com

2025 Japanese Grand Prix - Race results

© XPB  Michael Delaney 06/04/2025 at 07:4906/04/2025 at 08:15...
1w ago from F1i.com

2025 Bahrain Grand Prix Free Practice 1 - Results

© XPB  Michael Delaney 11/04/2025 at 13:4211/04/2025 at 13:55...
1w ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Yamaha officially begins testing of V4 MotoGP engine

Yamaha technical director Max Bartolini has confirmed the MotoGP factory...

Francesco Bagnaia explains ‘weak point' that...

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagania explained his "weak...

Toprak Razgatlioglu has ‘opportunities' in...

Kenan Sofuoglu has revealed that Toprak Razgatlioglu has riding...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar outlines replacement driver rules for Indy 500

The NTT IndyCar Series has released updated guidelines that will be...

NFL star Rob Gronkowski named Grand Marshal of Indy...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced a unique appointment on Wednesday,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arsenal open talks with striker who averages...

Arsenal have intensified their pursuit of Sporting CP striker Viktor...
51m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Liverpool transfer news: Arne Slot 'learns asking...

Liverpool reportedly learn what range of fee it would take to sign Aston...
51m ago from SportsMole.co.uk

“You play this next time” - Ed Sheeran sends...

Arsenal star Declan Rice received a special gift from singer Ed Sheeran...
31m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea find out if they can...

Barcelona winger Raphinha is at the center of transfer speculation, with...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.