The scenario the Germans least wanted to see had unfolded. Having lost the Battle of Britain, the German Air Force was no longer able to organize a large-scale attack on the United Kingdom.
This also meant that the first phase of Operation Sea Lion had already failed, as without being able to effectively destroy the military airstrips and radar in the south of England, the prospect of concealing their movements from the Royal British Navy and successfully landing was extremely difficult.
Moreover, since the outbreak of the Battle of Britain, the British had also strengthened their patrols over the English Channel. In such a situation, a large-scale landing on the British mainland was undoubtedly sending the German military to their doom.
Helplessly, the German Chancellor was forced to announce an indefinite postponement of Operation Sea Lion, shifting the focus of the German military back to the European Continent.