Formula 1 legend Kai Ebel back in action: "You have to go back to the treadmill"

Created: 04/26/2022, 08:26

By: Michael Haug

According to RTL, Kai Ebel has accompanied more than 500 Formula 1 races as a reporter since 1992.

In Imola he was in action for the first time this season.

Imola - Kai Ebel is known for his flashy outfits.

Hawaiian shirts, lots of colors.

One thinks.

"I always miss out on the fact that people don't pay attention to the composition, fit and fit of the clothes, but simply dismiss them as colourful," Ebel told the

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In the Formula 1 paddock, Ebel has often been looked at strangely.

One anecdote sticks in particular: Ebel wore a yellow leather jacket in Spa and assumed it would rain.

But the sun was shining.

"Then Michael Schumacher came to the interview and said that he had to break off the interview because my jacket was so bright in the sun and he couldn't stand it without sunglasses," says the Mönchengladbacher.

Formula 1: Why is Kai Ebel in action for the first time this season?

Since the 2021 season, a large part of the Formula 1 season has been broadcast exclusively by Sky.

RTL only broadcasts four races.

This season, after Imola, the station will also broadcast the races in Silverstone (July 3rd), Zandvoort (September 14th) and São Paulo (November 13th).

Here is an overview of all broadcast dates for the 2022 Formula 1 season.

Cult commentator Heiko Wasser is only rarely heard, the same applies to cult reporter Kai Ebel.

Kai Ebel interviews Bernd Mayländer at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix © Instagram/Kai Ebel

Kai Ebel celebrated: "All the fans have been waiting for this"

RTL last broadcast a Formula 1 race on December 5, 2021, back then in Jeddah, at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

So now the comeback.

Ironically, in Imola, on an absolute cult track.

Ferrari home game, over 100,000 spectators along the route.

Such a race also requires a cult reporter, for many fans that is Kai Ebel.

"This is what all the fans have been waiting for," commented one user on Instagram.

In addition to many enthusiastic comments, there were a few nasty comments about Ebel's weight.

A little tour of social media.

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  "Classic"

• "Finally Formula 1 on RTL again"

• "Old Swede has he gained weight..."

• "Finally we see you where you like to be"

• "Kai, I think you should go back on the treadmill"

• "Finally again, I'm looking forward to it"

• "We are on!"

Incidentally, Ebel saw Red Bull driver Max Verstappen win in Imola.

The world champion won ahead of his teammate Sergio Perez and McLaren driver Lando Norris.

Max Verstappen even lapped Lewis Hamilton and made Red Bull laugh.