How a Maranello favourite went out on a high
Gerhard Berger's talent warranted more than just 10 grand prix wins, reckons NIGEL ROEBUCK, but he was a class act up until his final race
"On the record, yes - off the record, no!"...
This was Gerhard Berger, responding to my question: was he happy in his current team? There was a time, before the tentacles of PR tightened, when racing drivers were fun to interview, and none more than the irreverent Gerhard, who - like Niki Lauda - always gave you straight answers.
Why did he live in Monaco? The sun, the blue of the Mediterranean, the security...? "No, for the same reason as everyone else - tax!"
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