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Sky/BBC deal 'saved free-to-air' F1 coverage in UK

By Jonathan Noble

Sunday, July 31st 2011, 11:36 GMT

Williams chairman Adam Parr believes Bernie Ecclestone did the right thing in putting together that BBC/Sky shared broadcast deal for next year - because there was a risk of Formula 1 coverage being off free-to-air television entirely

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