Formula 1: Nico Müller joins the SRF team
In the 2022 season, SRF will once again show all Formula 1 GPs live. DTM driver Nico Müller and Oliver Sittler, previously a motorsport commentator for Eurosport, will now be commentating for Swiss television.
Formula 1 will start the new season in around a month's time. The season kicks off on the weekend of March 19-20, 2022, in the desert state of Bahrain. As usual, SRF will report live on all races and qualifying sessions from the start of the season.
Nico Müller and Oliver Sittler are the new commentators. They succeed Michael Stäuble, who has retired after around 33 years with SRF. Sittler will make his debut at the SRF microphone on the weekend of March 26/27 at the Saudi Arabian GP.
Much variety in Müller's professional life
Müller will be heard as a commentator for the first time on the weekend of April 23/24 at the Emilia Romagna GP. After that, he will be in action when the F1 dates do not overlap with the DTM and WEC, where the Bernese is chasing points as a racing driver.
Nico Müller: "Being able to live and communicate our sport from the commentator's perspective at the same time during the heyday of my active career honors me greatly. As a racing driver and F1 enthusiast, I'm really looking forward to the 2022 season."
Experienced professionals
German Oliver Sittler (gallery, left) has been working as a freelance TV commentator, presenter, interviewer and track announcer in motorsport since 2000. Most recently, the Würzburg native worked for TV station Eurosport for twelve years, commentating on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Formula E and the Porsche Supercup.
The SRF team in the top class of motorsport will continue to include Michael Weinmann (center gallery), who will commentate on the GPs in the future, alternating with Müller and Sittler. In addition, Marc Surer (Gallery right) will continue to support the commentators at selected races as an SRF expert.
"They will enrich our live broadcasts".
Dani Bolliger, Head of Live at SRF Sport: "We're looking at the changes in our Formula 1 team with one eye smiling and one eye crying. With a tearful eye, because Michael Stäuble has played a key role in shaping SRF's coverage of the world's racetracks for three decades. We sincerely wish him a well-deserved retirement, but we will miss him as a competent commentator and colleague. On the other hand, we are delighted about the arrival of Nico Müller and Oliver Sittler, both of whom will enrich our live broadcasts with their motorsport expertise. The audience can look forward to the upcoming Formula 1 season on SRF."
