Still live & exclusive on DF1: Formula E will also be shown on German free-to-air TV in 2025/26

Formula E will continue to be broadcast live and exclusively on DF1 free-to-air TV in Germany in the final Gen3 season in 2025/26. According to information from e-Formula.news, the talks were successfully finalised at the weekend, just a few days before the start of the season. However, ServusTV and parent company Red Bull Media House, which were also partners of e-Formula.news last season and broadcast the electric racing series in Austria, are no longer on board.

With just a few days to go until the opening race of the 2025/26 Formula E World Championship, fans have been waiting in vain for official communication from Formula E or DF1. After receiving an increasing number of enquiries from readers via all channels in recent days regarding the TV broadcast in the coming season, the decision now seems to have been made: DF1 will continue to broadcast Formula E in Germany.

According to information from e-Formula.news, the broadcaster, which has been showing Formula E since season 10, is planning to show all 17 races live this season. Qualifying is also to be shown on free TV - although it is still unclear whether this will be the case for all races.

ServusTV cancels Formula E broadcast in Austria

ServusTV, on the other hand, has cut the Formula E programme. According to reports from several Austrian media outlets, the Red Bull Group has imposed a strict savings programme. As a result, there were already extensive job cuts at Red Bull Media House in October, and the expiring contract for the Formula E broadcasting rights and the partnership with e-Formula.news were not extended either.

The extent to which commentator Daniel Goggi will be back on board at DF1 is more than questionable, however. The Italian is under contract with Red Bull Media House, where he works on the Formula 1 broadcasts, including next weekend. The Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi will take place at the same time as the Formula E season opener in Sao Paulo. In addition to motorsport, he has also commented on football broadcasts on ServusTV in the past.

Despite repeated requests from e-Formula.news, Formula E has not yet commented, and official confirmation is still pending. However, this is expected by Wednesday at the latest. The same applies to additional streaming partners and the broadcasting situation in Austria.