| Who? |
What |
Points |
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| 1996 – Australian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Benetton)
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5 pts
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Berger started the new season on the wrong foot by expressing the opinion that some parts of the new Albert Part circuit were lacking in terms of safety. He suggested that he had been misquoted, pointing out that there was a large difference between designing a track and then driving on the same track. For example, the racing line can differ etc.
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| 1996 – European Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Benetton)
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1 pts
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After a problem at the start with the “parking brake” Berger needed to pit to change his shredded tyres. Unfortunately the pit radio in the car was inoperative and he arrived at his pit box the Benetton Pit Crew were not ready for the Austrian.
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| 1996 – Spanish Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Benetton)
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4 pts
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After a disastrous pit stop on lap thirty four that saw only three tyres changed due to a sticking wheel nut Berger span his Benetton off and into retirement a couple of laps later, on lap forty four.
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| 1996 – Canadian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Benetton)
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1 pts
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Gerhard admitted to over driving the car after crashing out on lap forty two whilst chasing his team-mate, Jean Alesi. “I was trying to catch up with Jean and I braked too late, lost the car and spun…”
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| 1996 – Belgian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Benetton)
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4 pts
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Berger spun trying to pass Irvine at the Bus stop on lap eighteen, dropping him to fourteenth. This was the trigger for one of the best come back drives of the season.
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| 1996 – Portuguese Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Benetton)
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1 pts
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Rammed Eddie Irvine on the final lap damaging his suspension. The part was repaired and carried over to the next grad prix with detrimental results.
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| 1996 – Japanese Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Benetton)
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2 pts
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Berger set the fastest time on Friday but the polish was taken off the achievement by a $5000 fine for speeding in pit-line.
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Berger, Gerhard (Benetton)
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1 pts
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Berger needed a trip to the pits after he knocked his front wing off attempting to get past Hill at the Casio chicane on lap four.
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Berger, Gerhard (Benetton)
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1 pts
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Berger and Irvine were fighting each other hard for position when Berger misjudged his braking into the last chicane and rammed Irvine into retirement. Ironically Berger continued to finish fourth. Irvine was not happy at all. “I braked a little late and went a bit wide, the next thing I knew I was up in the air. Unfortunately the engine cut out immediately. It was a shame as my car was not damaged and I could have continued.” “This is the second time that Berger has driven into me he said ‘sorry’ but that is not enough…”
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| 1995 – San Marino Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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7 pts
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Berger was leading when he pitted on lap twenty-two. In making his getaway he stalled the car, forcing him to relinquish the lead to Hill. “During the warm up I had been worried about the feel of the hand clutch and the engine had just stalled when I was in for the second time” the Austrian commented.
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| 1995 – Canadian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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Trying to take fifth place from Brundle, Berger put two wheels onto the grass under braking. His Ferrari veered straight into Brundle’s Ligier, eliminating both cars. “I braked too late and got two wheels on to the grass, so I couldn’t slow down any more. This has been a bad day for me.” Berger was quoted as saying. Brundle was not pleased, “From the inside of the car I didn’t exactly understand what happened when Berger tried his ambitious manoeuvre!”
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| 1995 – French Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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Berger’s Ferrari needed to be re-built after he damaged the under tray jumping over the kerbs in Friday Practice.
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| 1995 – British Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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5 pts
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Berger started the race with a healthly car and was running well. He came into the pits for his first scheduled pit-stop on lap twenty. He was stationary for 12.3 seconds but he pulled way from his pit-box before the left-front wheel mechanic had finished. He toured round for a lap before he came back into the pits with the left front wheel wobbling ominously; the Ferrari’s suspension was knackered and he retired.
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| 1995 – German Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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7 pts
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Berger jumped the start. The mandatory ten second stop go penalty that he served on lap five caused him to lose eleven places dropping from third to fourteenth.
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| 1995 – Japanese Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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7 pts
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Like his team mate Alesi Berger jumped the start. He received the mandatory punishment of a ten-second stop-go penalty.
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| 1994 – San Marino Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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Berger pulled into retire after completion of sixteen of the race lap. He was emotionally drained by the fatal accident that took the life of his fellow countryman, Ratzenberger. He was too concerned about the condition of his great friend Senna and he found himself unable to continue.
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| 1994 – Monaco Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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Berger had a “moment” when half the race was run. Blundell’s Tyrrell’s engine blew leaving an oil slick on the track; (this nearly caught Schumacher out too.) Berger was the next car on the scene and he was not as lucky. He slid off the escape road but was able to re-join, abet with Brundle’s’ McLaren now crawling all over the rear of his Ferrari. Brundle was able to capitalise and overtook Berger a few corners later due to Berger’s lack of grip. “When I came out of the escape road my tyres were covered with oil and dirt so I just couldn’t defend myself from Martin.”
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| 1994 – British Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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Berger had set the only sub 1 min 25 second of the weekend in final qualifying. There was a great amount of expectation as he took to the track for his last run. As he exited the pit lane he slid into the retaining wall on the left-hand side of the track. His front wheel had been broken and he proceeded to limp back to the pits. He was nearly there when he spun at Brooklands, two corners away from the pit-lane entrance. “It was a shame as the car was simply super.” He was unlucky as Hill then went out and with a banzi effort stole the pole from Berger by three thousandths of a second.
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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2 pts
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Berger was fined $10,000 for speeding in the pit-lane during the race warm-up. The Ferrari team was trying a new pit-lane speed limiter and Berger had had bases covered. “Ferrari had a new pit-lane speed limiter and I told them OK I’ll do it but if it doesn’t work it’s your problem not mine. It didn‘t and they paid the fine.”
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| 1994 – Italian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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In the race warm-up Berger locked up his rear tyres as he approached the Varante Roggia and spun into the barriers with considerable force. Berger had to be lifted from the cockpit by safety crews but amazingly the session was not red flagged for over twenty minutes! Fortunately he was fit for the race. Actually, he had strained neck but he played merry hell to make sure he was in the race. He had a few choice words with regards of the session not being red flagged; “You cannot leave somebody there with the cars continuing at 180mph. And the guys removing my helmet need to be shown how to do it, because they just didn’t have an idea. When I got to the hospital there were fifty doctors pulling me this way and that. One said we need to x-ray this one said we need to x-ray that. The whole thing was like a big unbelievable casino.”
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| 1993 – South African Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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Berger had a torrid time in qualifying. Problems with the F93A’s active suspension would cause him to spin and the end result was a lowly fifteenth place on the grid.
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| 1993 – Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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Berger had a massive accident in his F93A in Friday Morning free Practice. Coming into the 140-mph downhill corner just beyond the pits the car’s active suspension malfunctioned. The front suspension jumped into the fully up position and the subsequent loss of down force at the front of the car caused it to spin. The Ferrari smashed into the barrier, damaging it heavily. Berger was shaken and bruised.
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| 1993 – Monaco Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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Berger pitted on lap thirty-nine for a welcome tyre stop. He was charging hard and was battling with his team mate, Alesi for position. On lap sixty-one the two Ferrari drivers had serious contact at Loews hairpin.
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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On lap seventy-one, at Lowes Hairpin Berger tried a move on Hill and tipped the Williams into a spin. Berger was eliminated with damaged suspension immediately. Hill was able to find reverse (not easy in a Formula One car) and continued having lost a bucket load of time. “I had lost a lot of time in traffic,” explained Hill. This allowed Gerhard to close up in the closing stages. He saw an opportunity to go past me at Loews hairpin and I had no choice but to close the door. He hit me and spun me round. I was fuming, I must say and there was a situation that my car was parked across the road so nobody could get through. I managed to continue but I was a bit worried about the car, as for a few laps it felt slightly unusual.”
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| 1993 – German Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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Berger crashed heavily at the third chicane in Saturday’s Qualifying Session. By his own admission he entered the chicane slightly too fast and he clipped the inside kerb. This launched the Ferrari out of control, slamming backwards into the tyre barrier on the outside of the corner. Berger was visibly shaken by the impact but fortunately he was unhurt.
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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3 pts
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After Blundell’s first lap spin he was making progress back up the field. After a tyre stop on lap twenty-one he was following Berger’s Ferrari for a number of laps. Berger was well intent on keeping Blundell behind, putting him on to the grass at over 200-mph. “What Gerhard did might have been acceptable in the last couple of laps of a race,” commented Blundell, “but not at half distance. I shall be having a quite word with him about it when I next see him. He certainly had some extra wide wheels on his Ferrari!”
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| 1993 – Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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On a hard charge to third place Berger made contact with Brundle’s Ligier as he muscled past on lap fifty-eight. The contact was hardly a gentle tap and the impact bent the Ligier’s steering arm. “After the impact the car wanted to turn right all the time,” remarked a disgruntled Brundle. “ I had incredible over steer in the right hander and extreme under steer in the left handers.”
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| 1993 – Belgian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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On the penultimate lap Blundell attempted to slip fast Berger’s Ferrari to claim tenth place. The two cars collided at the right-hander before Blanchimont and spun off into the gravel. Both drivers had very different ideas about who was responsible for the accident.
“Although my wheels were level with the middle of his car, he chopped over on me and pitched me on to two wheels,” fumed Blundell. “By a miracle I didn’t turn over but then the car hit a guardrail. When he got out of the car he told me he knew I would attack at that point because I was quicker, but that was fighting for tenth place and only a game.” Berger had a different view; “I looked in my mirror and saw that he was nowhere near enough to try overtaking – then the next thing I knew was he was coming over the top of me!” Given Berger’s erratic performance in the proceeding races people were more inclined to side with Blundell.
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| 1993 – Italian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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In Saturday qualifying Alesi, cruising back to the pits had a misunderstanding on the track with his team mate Gerhard Berger. Berger had missed the chequered flag and so his cooling off lap turned into a frenzied attack on the circuit. Coming into Varante Ascari Alesi caught a glimpse of Berger in his rear view mirrors and moved to the left to let his team mate past. Berger moved to the left fractionally before Alesi and had to brake hard to avoid he sister Ferrari. Berger immediately lost control and span, his Ferrari slamming into the barrier on the left hand side of the circuit, then it rebounded across the track, skimmed over the gravel trap and slammed into the tyre barriers on the opposite side of the circuit. Berger walked away from the massive shunt. He was happy that the only ill effect from the crash had been an official reprimand form the race stewards.
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| 1993 – Portuguese Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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Berger lost control of his Ferrari on a bump at the end of the pit lane as he exited the pits after his tyre stop on lap thirty-six. The cars active suspension suddenly developed a mind of it’s own and Berger was transformed into a helpless passenger. The Ferrari was pitched into the barrier on the opposite side of the track at terrifying speed. Berger had a lucky escape, as did Derek Warwick who’s Footwork was nearly collected by the wayward Italian car. This is how Berger described it in a story about a number of ferocious crashes he survived unscratched: “I drove out of the pits and the thing turns away, because a computer was wrongly programmed. The car turns away and I drive through a pair of cars, who approached with 310 kmh, where you’d need a NASA-computer to calculate how to get through that and I am sitting there afterwards and still I am okay.”
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| 1992 – South African Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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4 pts
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In Friday qualifying Berger span his McLaren into a gravel trap. It was fortuitous that some of the marshals were able to give him a push start.
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| 1992 – Mexican Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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4 pts
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Berger spun a total of three times on the Saturday. (It was due to overdriving the car.) He spun twice in the morning’s practice session and the final time in qualifying he span his car into the gravel at Peraltada, where it became stuck fast. He had to complete the balance of the session in the spare car.
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| 1992 – San Marino Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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3 pts
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In the chase down to Tosa after the start Berger forced Schumacher up onto the grass. The German had to then back off and became boxed in.
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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Halfway around lap thirty Senna dived up the inside of Alesi under braking for Tosa to relieve the Ferrari driver of third position. Berger was a couple of car lengths back and he tried to follow Senna through. The right front wheel on Berger’s McLaren hit the left rear wheel on Alesi’s Ferrari with enough force to pitch the F92Athe air. It then landed heavily, half spinning back across the track, into the MP4/7B. Both men were out and both magnanimously put it down to a racing incident, “one of those things.” With no Ferrari left in the race the Tifosi left in droves.
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| 1992 – Monaco Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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Berger was lucky to escape injury when his front suspension failed in Thursday qualifying. Instead of turn left as he crested the hill his McLaren went straight on into the barriers.
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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4 pts
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Berger span at the last corner of is last lap in Saturday qualifying. “It would have been faster” proclaimed the frustrated Austrian.
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| 1992 – Canadian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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Berger’s first run in Friday qualifying was ruined when he seemingly ran out of fuel in the closing stages of the lap. What had happened was a failure of the fuel pump drive belt.
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| 1992 – French Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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In the final moments of Friday qualifying Berger pulled out to overtake Paul Belmondo’s much, the trouble was that he had not seen Comas’s Ligier. Comas said that Berger had accepted the blame for the incident that saw the Ligier smashing to the back of the McLaren, launching over its rear wing and into the tyre barriers.
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| 1992 – Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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4 pts
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In Saturday qualifying Berger ruined what would have been his fastest lap of the weekend by spinning. He had edged too close up to Senna and the loss of down force combined with the low grip surface had inevitable consequences.
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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At the start of the parade lap Berger was slow away and he had to overtake a number of cars to resume his position. Strictly speaking this was not allowed but the race stewards turned a blind eye.
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| 1992 – Belgian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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4 pts
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In the Saturday Morning qualifying session Berger had a massive accident. In the wet conditions he hit a steam of water in the run down the hill to Eau rouge. The McLaren aquaplaned into a spin and slammed into the barriers at the entrance to Eau Rogue.
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| 1992 – Portuguese Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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Berger hurt his back on the Friday. He was riding the high kerbs and the thump as the car landed jolted his back.
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| 1992 – Australian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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4 pts
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Berger spun his MP4/7 in the Friday qualifying session at the hairpin. He did not stall the engine but the clutch would not engage and he was forced to abandon the car.
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| 1991 – San Marino Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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The cars formed up on the dummy grid, all on slick tires and the heaven opened. Wets were rushed out from the garages to the grid and the organisers declared the race to be a wet race. The field set out on the parade lap in cautious fashion. As the field swept down through Rivazza suddenly Alain Prost lost control of his Ferrari and gently pirouetted across the grass. Berger lost control at the exact same point but he cleverly kept the car going, cutting across the corner to take his grid position. If he had not been able to maintain his position he would have had to start at the back of the grid. That was more than could have been said of Prost who was out.
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| 1991 – Monaco Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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In the chase up to Snt Devote Berger was a little too enthusiastic and he nudged the Benetton of Piquet. Piquet felt that all was not well with his Benetton and he retired from the race mid-way round the first lap. On examination it became apparent that the impact had broken a rear suspension link. Berger was momentarily trapped in the escape road before he made his way to the pits to have his damaged nose box changed. He rejoined the race two laps down on the leader, Senna.
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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After his first lap altercation with Piquet and the subsequent pit stop, Berger was flying but it all came to nought on lap ten when he lost his McLaren and slammed into the guard rails by the swimming pool. “After I had re-started I got a lot of oil over my visor from one of the Minardis. I had problems with the tear-off with my hand, momentarily lost concentration and my foot slipped off the brake pedal. It was a big accident.”
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| 1991 – Mexican Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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In Saturday qualifying Berger missed a gear going into the hairpin. He slid across the grass and into the barriers, taking the nose section off his McLaren.
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| 1991 – French Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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Berger was left languishing in sixth place overnight when he ran out of fuel at the very end of his fastest lap in Friday qualifying.
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| 1990 – United States Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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At the start Alesi had surged past Berger to take the lead from the Austrian. It had been the McLaren team’s plan to take the first part of the race easy due to the full fuel tanks combined with a non-stop strategy. Berger was too keen to keep pace with Alesi and on lap nine turning into a tight left hand corner the Austrian’s foot accidentally brushed the throttle as he went on the brakes. The rear of the car spun around, pitching the McLaren into the tyre barriers. Berger was embarrassed to say the least. “I lost it. It was totally my fault. I am very sorry,” he told the McLaren team after the race. After extracting the lightly damaged car from the tyres Berger limped back to the pits to have the wing and bodywork repaired. He re-joined the race only to retire on lap forty-four when the clutch release bearing failed.
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| 1990 – San Marino Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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3 pts
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Having being pushed off the road by de Cesaris Mansell was then pushed off at Villeneuve by Berger. Mansell was following Berger up to Tosa on lap thirty six when he tried to just up the left of the McLaren just as Berger moved over to take his legitimate line. Mansell was force on to the grass and then spun widely through 360 degrees, losing him just over three seconds. “I can’t believe what Gerhard did,” fumed Mansell. “I can’t understand it he’s a good friend of mine but every body saw him push me off the circuit. It was not professional and hardly subtle. I have never been as disappointed and upset as I am now.” Berger was a little more philosophical. “I looked in my mirrors and thought that Nigel was trying to overtake me at the end of the straight, under braking for Tosa. Then I looked left, saw the nose of Nigel’s car pulling level with me on the grass, so I moved away from him. It was a very dangerous situation. I am very sorry for what happened but it certainly wasn’t deliberate.”
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| 1990 – Monaco Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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As the lights turned green the entire field filed through Ste Devote without incident. Coming into Mirabeau. Alesi timed a move to overtake Prost into the right hand corner perfectly. Prost could not resist and left the door open. Berger seeing this initiated a move that was doomed to failure from its inception. He locked his brakes up and slid into Prost’s Ferrari, just as Prost had began to turn in. The McLaren’s left front wheel struck the Ferrari’s right rear both cars sliding to a halt. It was miraculous that they were not hit by any of the following cars. In the confusion Modena drove his Brabham over the back of Martin Donnelly’s Lotus. The race was red flagged.
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| 1990 – Canadian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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Berger accidentally put his McLaren into first gear in Friday free practice. This error broke first gear and he was stuck in the pits for fort-five minutes while the repairs were effected.
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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7 pts
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As the lights turned green to start the race Berger’s McLaren was still rolling forward. Quite correctly he was adjudged to have jumped the start even though he made a visible effort to back off in an effort to erase any advantage he may have gained. On lap five the race Stewards informed the McLaren team of Berger’s punishment, a one minute time penalty. On lap six Berger pitted early for slicks, as he had nothing to loose.
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| 1990 – French Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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5 pts
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After Berger had finished in fifth place in the Friday qualifying session he did not hold back and he launched a scathing attack on the circuit Paul Ricard, describing why he hated so much.
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| 1990 – Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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4 pts
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Berger immerged from the pits with five minutes of the Saturday’s qualifying session reaming. He was pushing too hard and he went off the track in spectacular fashion at the ess bends before the pit-lane entrance. “I had very low grip from my first set of qualifiers, perhaps because the temperatures were not quiet right. The second set was better but maybe a little low on pressure. But I had a big moment on one of the quick corners and although I managed to catch it I lost all chance of improving with that slide of the circuit.”
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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With only five laps to go in the race Berger lunged up inside Mansell Ferrari in a carbon copy of his team mate’s move on Nannini just a few laps earlier at the same corner. This time both cars were out of the race. The middle finger on Mansell’s right hand was severely jarred in the accident and initially though it had been broken. Ferrari team boss, Cesare Fiorio called for an official investigation. This was an overreaction. The worst that the McLaren driver was guilty of was a mistake of judgement.
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| 1990 – Belgian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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Nannini and Berger indulged in some fantastic wheel banging action through Les Combs. Berger was trying to force his way past the Italian but Nannini showed true grit and resolve, not giving in to Berger.
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| 1990 – Spanish Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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3 pts
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There was something that was very unruly about they way Gerhard started to bang wheels with Alesi on the parade lap.
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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1 pts
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Berger tried to overtake Boutsen on lap fifty-seven. Berger went for a gap that was not there and mauled Boutsen’s Williams. Berger was out of the race but Boutsen continued. “I think Gerhard was a bit optimistic and went into the corner too fast,” said Boutsen. “I let him go through because I knew he was much faster than me but when I saw he was going to push me off into the sand I decided to make the corner whatever the circumstances. That saved my race. I had no choice the car ran well mechanically and the engine felt very strong. The handling was not partially impressive.”
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| 1990 – Japanese Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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4 pts
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After his team mate took Prost out at the first corner Berger proceeded to spin out into the gravel trap at the same corner on the next lap. He was leading the race at the time and he was off to his hotel for an early shower.
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| 1990 – Australian Grand Prix |
| Misc |
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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4 pts
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Trying to alter fuel mix on lap two Berger accidentally turned the engine ignition off as his MP4/5B went over a bump. He immediately restated but he lost second place to Mansell.
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Austria
