Tag Archive: Gerhard Berger

May 24

Toro Rosso pair not ready for Red Bull – Berger

“For sure they’re two guys we have a watchful eye over.”

2013-05-23 - Toro Rosso - Monaco - Jean-Eric Vergne - Daniel RicciardoFormer team co-owner Gerhard Berger does not think Toro Rosso’s current race drivers are ready to make the step up to Red Bull next year. Read the rest of this entry »

May 13

F1 reaches ‘T-word’ tipping point

“Can anyone tell me what’s going on?”

2013-05-12 - Pirelli - Spain - 06There is an angry ‘T-word’ on everybody’s lips after Sunday’s puzzling and painful Spanish grand prix. Read the rest of this entry »

May 09

Rosberg just as good as Hamilton – Berger

“One has the cooler head, the other more emotion, and it’s pretty even”

2013-03-23 - Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team - Malaysia - Nico Rosberg - Lewis Hamilton 01Gerhard Berger, the former McLaren and Ferrari driver, thinks Nico Rosberg is just as good as Lewis Hamilton. Read the rest of this entry »

May 08

Berger doubts Raikkonen can win 2013 title

“Kimi is sitting in a very good car at the moment.”

2013-04-20 - Lotus F1 Team - Bahrain - Kimi Raikkonen 05Gerhard Berger, the former McLaren and Ferrari driver, doubts Kimi Raikkonen can win the 2013 title. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 21

Vettel does not need friends in F1 – Marko

“He should focus on racing and winning, nothing else.”

2013-04-13 - Red Bull Racing - China - Sebastian Vettel (1)Sebastian Vettel does not need friends to thrive, according to Dr Helmut Marko and Gerhard Berger. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 21

Visiting Berger backs F1 in Bahrain

“I also came a couple of months ago and went all around the city”

00801full328Gerhard Berger has backed Bahrain’s grand prix, blaming the media for overstating the island Kingdom’s problems. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 13

Berger doubts Rosberg’s ‘killer instinct’

“Nico Rosberg is one of the best drivers in formula one”

2013-03-23 - Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team - Malaysia - Nico Rosberg 02Gerhard Berger is unsure Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg has the “killer instinct” to be world champion. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 06

Senna, Schumacher, Vettel ‘extra selfish’ – Berger

“Situations such as in Malaysia brings out their killer instinct”

00731full84Gerhard Berger has refused to jump on the bandwagon with those criticising Sebastian Vettel in the wake of the ‘Multi-21′ affair. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 21

Massa wins record for longest Ferrari drought

A cocktail masterclass with Felipe Massa

2013-03-21 - Scuderia Ferrari - Felipe Massa 04

Felipe Massa is enduring the longest victory drought in the history of all Ferrari drivers, according to an analysis by Italy’s Autosprint. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 13

Experts doubt Vettel to make Ferrari switch

A trio of experts do not believe Sebastian Vettel will switch to Ferrari any time soon.

2013-03-03 - Red Bull Racing - Barcelona - Sebastian Vettel (8)2013-03-03 - Red Bull Racing - Barcelona - Sebastian Vettel (7)One of them is the reigning world champion’s own boss, Red Bull magnate Dietrich Mateschitz. “Right now it’s not a problem,” the Austrian billionaire told Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 13

Ferrari must give Alonso good enough car – Berger

After a low-profile winter for Fernando Alonso, some experts think 2013 is Ferrari’s very last chance to give the Spaniard a truly top car.

2013-02-23 - Scuderia Ferrari - Barcelona - Fernando Alonso 0100731full177“I believe his motivation will run out if he does not get the right material very soon,” former driver Gerhard Berger is quoted by the Tiroler Tageszeitung newspaper. Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo was told by Italy’s influential La Gazzetta dello Sport that Alonso, the 2012 runner-up, appeared almost “in hiding” throughout the pre-season period. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 13

Ecclestone told Mercedes to sign Hamilton

Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he advised Mercedes to lure Lewis Hamilton from McLaren.

Formula 1 Circuit in Sochi - Bernier Ecclestone 22013-03-03 - Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team - Barcelona - Lewis Hamilton 01Many were surprised when Hamilton decided to leave established top team McLaren for 2013 and beyond, but it now emerges that Paddy Lowe is set to follow suit. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 07

Berger backs sweeping changes at Mercedes

Gerhard Berger has backed the recent sweeping management changes at Mercedes.

00731full84S05 - Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Teamince the end of the 2012 season, Norbert Haug has been ousted, Lewis Hamilton has taken Michael Schumacher’s place in the cockpit, and new chairman Niki Lauda has bought a 10 per cent stake in the Brackley based team. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 04

Giorgio Ascanelli, the well-known engineer who last year left his post as Toro Rosso’s technical director, has re-emerged at F1 brake supplier Brembo.

Ascanelli re-emerges at F1 brake supplier Brembo

2011-02-21 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Barcelona - Giorgio Ascanelli - 99016Brembo logoFollowing recent speculation, we reported last month that rumours the 53-year-old Italian is returning to the sport with Ferrari were wide of the mark. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 15

Ascanelli set for F1 return, not with Ferrari – report

Giorgio Ascanelli, the well-known F1 engineer who last year left his post as Toro Rosso’s technical director, is set to return to the sport.

2009-04-17 - Toro Rosso -  Giorgio Ascanelli 2011-02-21 - Scuderia Toro Rosso - Barcelona - Giorgio Ascanelli - 99016But Autosprint, the Italian magazine, played down reports the 53-year-old Italian has decided to go back to Ferrari. Ascanelli began his career at Ferrari in the mid 80s, and was Gerhard Berger’s engineer.  He moved to Benetton and McLaren, at the latter team working alongside the great Ayrton Senna. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 18

Berger could be candidate to replace Haug – report

Gerhard Berger could be a candidate to replace Mercedes-Benz’s departing head of motor sport Norbert Haug.

00801full3282010-02 -04 - Norbert HaugThat is the claim of the Swiss magazine Speed Week, specifically naming the former Ferrari and McLaren driver as potentially in the running for Haug’s job. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 14

Austria ‘has everything’ for 2013 F1 return – Berger

Gerhard Berger sees no reason why Austria cannot return to the F1 calendar.

00731full84Following reports the former A1-Ring’s new owner Red Bull has offered up the venue for the unconfirmed 20th race in 2013, Bernie Ecclestone played down the possibility of an Austrian return next year. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 18

Formula 3 Euro Series to become Europe’s most important junior category as European Championship

Already for a decade, the Formula 3 Euro Series has been considered as the world’s toughest junior racing category.
A new start for the FIA Formula 3 European Championship

F3 Formula 3 EuroseriesFlagworld - FIAOver the last years, numerous Euro Series drivers have made the step into Formula 1 as the sport’s premier category or into the DTM, including such prominent drivers as world champions Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 09

Berger urges Ferrari to dump Massa

Former Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger thinks the great Italian team should drop Felipe Massa.

00731full842012-10-08 - Sauber F1 Team - Japan - Kamui Kobayashi - Felipe MassaHowever, after the Brazilian at Suzuka finally returned to the podium after a two-year absence, all the signs are that Ferrari is set to sign his 2013 contract. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 03

Merc axe after ‘long reflection’ for Schumacher – Haug

The German marque has poached Lewis Hamilton from McLaren, teaming him with Nico Rosberg for 2013 and beyond.

2012-09-03 - Mercedes AMG Petronas - Belgium - Ross Brawn - Norbert Haug - Michael Schumacher - Bernie Ecclestone 022012-09-22 - Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team - Singapore - Michael Schumacher 00Responding to criticism in the German press, Norbert Haug says Mercedes decided to oust Michael Schumacher after the seven time world champion’s “long period of reflection”. Read the rest of this entry »

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