The return to Formula 1 of German superstar Michael Schumacher has unsurprisingly been a cause for much talk in his homeland, with television viewers figures released by broadcaster RTL confirming as much.
Schumacher started his 249th F1 race at Sakhir on Sunday as German TV ratings came close to doubling those of last year's Australian Grand Prix.
An average of 10.5 million viewers - translating to a market share of just under 50 percent - tuned in for the season-opening Grand Prix of 2010 on RTL, which compares with the 5.3 million who watched Round 1 in Melbourne 12 months ago.
"We did expect higher viewing figures but we never dared to think that they would be that much higher," commented RTL's Manfred Loppe.
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