Overview

• Kai Ebel has been diagnosed with a lung infection and will not travel to Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix.
• Doctors have imposed a strict no-fly order that confines him to Germany during his recovery.
• Alessa-Luisa Naujoks, part of RTL’s Formula 1 team since 2024, will handle on-track reporting duties in his absence.
• RTL’s live broadcast remains in place with Naujoks conducting interviews from the pit lane and driver grid.
• RTL sources say Ebel is expected to return to paddock duties at Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix in July.