They were supposed to be showing F1 until the end of the 2013 season so they'd have surely signed them all to contracts to then, no? Jake Humphreys will still be on the beeb, he does their superbowl coverage (and I imagine some other crappy sports that BBC shows).
I've heard about some agreement that means the races have to be shown on free to air tv, and that both Martin Whitmarsh and Christian Horner are against a move to Sky. Couple all of this with the fact that Sky will have lower viewing figures, which means less exposure for sponsors and therefore less money for them. They'll pull out, and Bernie Ecclestone will lose more money than what Sky ar epaying which means long term moving to Sky is not a good deal really.
In short, I dont think this is over yet.
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