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In March 2008, ITV announced the coverage would be transferred to the BBC from the 2009 season so that the broadcaster could focus more on coverage on the [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ITV wins Champions League rights|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7307971.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=2008-03-20|access-date=7 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325025024/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7307971.stm|archive-date=25 March 2008|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The contract to show the sport at the time of announcement was worth £25 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lewis success to bost revenue|url=http://www.planet-f1.com/news/3213/2483505|publisher=Planet-F1|date=2007-04-09|access-date=7 August 2012|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130131100518/http://www.planet-f1.com/news/3213/2483505|archive-date=31 January 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ITV later announced that they had enacted a clause within their contract enabling them to leave F1 coverage after the 2008 season.
Ironically, ITV F1's highest ever broadcast rating came in its final race, the [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix]], which attracted 8.8 million viewers, peaking at 12.5 million viewers and saw [[Lewis Hamilton]] win his first Formula One
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