Spain seeks new broadcaster for F1
| By Pablo Elizalde |
Friday, January 27th 2012, 10:13 GMT |
 Spain faces a race against time to find a broadcaster for Formula 1 in 2012 after the rights owner ended its contract with La Sexta.
La Sexta had been broadcasting grand prix racing since the 2009 season, after having bought the rights from Mediapro until 2013.
The deal, however, has fallen through early and Mediapro is now seeking a new broadcaster for the 2012 season.
The main candidates are Telecinco, which broadcast F1 before La Sexta, and Antena 3, which announced it will merge with La Sexta earlier this year, making it the favourite for the new deal.
Both networks have expressed their interest in the rights, but only as long as it makes financial sense.
Telecinco will be broadcasting MotoGP from the 2012 season.
Mediapro has set a February 6 deadline to find a new broadcaster.
The Formula 1 season, in which Spaniard Fernando Alonso hopes to fight for the title with Ferrari, kicks off in Australia on March 18.
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