F1's Greatest Pranks! | Gerhard Berger on hilariously winding up Senna, Jordan and more...

[@teixeira6132]

Senna considered Berger as one of his dearest friends in life. And we brazilians cherish it a lot, always great to see and hear Gerhard! Great interview! Cheers from Rio

[@grandmasterj5]

Gerhard was one of my favourite characters from F1 history. The other is probably Mika Hakkinen. Seemed quiet but when he did actually open up was gold 😁

[@trappenweisseguy27]

I met Mika at a sponsors party in Montreal in 1992. He was a gloriously nice guy. Extremely humble and not calling attention to himself. I took a liking to him immediately. Ron Dennis on the other hand...was the complete opposite. Extremely arrogant and unlikeable.

[@robordm]

Totally agree!

[@The_ZeroLine]

Mikka is a madman just like Gerhard. To me, it always seemed clear. But he also had a huge heart. And like all truly intelligent people, he was self-deprecating and didn’t take himself overly serious.

[@FFmybest]

Gerhard seems to be the kind of guy that all of us would wish to have as a friend.

[@roysoutdoorlife]

I'd be forever worried what his next prank would be 😂

[@ALSDI2]

As long as you are not a 19 year-old girl

[@gold333]

They should have asked ol'Swearhard about the time he filled Senna's dress shoes with shaving cream before a gala. Or the time he put smelly cheese in the airco unit of the hotel they were staying at.

[@riulian8332]

Thank you for the full episode, really loved it! I just hope, more will come. 😊

[@F1ForSuccess]

More on the way!

[@jamesmontgomery5493]

20:45 - "As usual I was reading playboy, he was reading the bible" ......... nicely sneaked in Gerhard!!!! 🤣

[@niklasschneider4022]

By far the best episode 🎉Gerhard is a legend

[@liviamoon]

Yes he is.❤🕊

[@j.7584]

I can listen to Gerhard tell stories all day, he seems like a good dude.

[@kevinboutsen]

Long format is amazing. Looking forward to more.

[@DanLovesFormulaOne]

Comedy gold, EJ and DC are always a recipe for success

[@LordandGodofYouTube]

This is the best F1 podcast I've ever listened to. Subscribed.

[@NicotineRosberg]

If Gerhard Berger was born in the Middle Ages he would've being a court jester.

[@ghengilhar]

You mis-spelt Holy Roman Emperor.

[@indyawichofficial1346]

If during golden era of Rome, I would cast him to Caesar, or Cicero !!!

[@andyfell5879]

Gerhard is a one off! Brilliant conversation. Thanks EJ and DC. 🙏

[@ProjUltraZ]

Priceless!

[@jonathanpalmer155]

There was a Euro F3 race at Silverstone. On raceway morning , there was a Pitlane walkabout with 2 tables in front of Jonny Dumfries' pit. One table had Dumfries posters and photos on it with Dumfries sitting in front of one, doing autographs. People were picking up the photos or posters and there was a queue of us getting Dumfries to sign them. I was 2 places from the front, when I got a tap on my shoulder and an Austrian accent said, "excuse please" and this tall man stood in front of me in the queue. When this man got to the front of the queue, Dumfries wasn't even looking up, and just signing whatever was out in front of him. The guy in front pushed a photo towards Dumfries and requested ,"for Gerhard, please..." Dumfries almost collapsed in laughter. At Donington during practice for a Euro Touring car race, Berger was coning into the pits, and as he slowed, he quickly took of his helmet and balaclava,replacing it with a gorilla mask... He got fined for that!

[@MWPompert]

Gerhard was a very brave man to step back into the car after Imola 1994. Not only he lost his ex teammate and friend Senna in the same corner he almost died, the day before Roland lost his life having suffered exactly the same fault for exactly the same reasons as Gerhard did, only later on in the lap going towards Villeneuve kink. Racing drivers are a different breed indeed.... Oh and the Minardi BMW prank on Eddie....just glorious!

[@Bravo1c]

Been waiting for full videos, please keep them coming!

[@seanconner9407]

I loved the interview, great respect for Gerhard. An idea for your next interview: Mika Hakkinen or Nelson Piquet

[@nadirmachadogoncalves7066]

Spot on

[@bobbo1964]

I really enjoyed the discussion. There is one gripe though. It was good that they mentioned the crash Gerhard had (to highlight the dangers) at Tamburello but it was a pity that the marshals who reached the scene so quickly and acted so efficiently didn't get a mention. Without their invention, his burns could have been much worse or even proved fatal. I became a marshal because of their actions that day in the hope that one day I could make such a difference should the need arise.

[@fabiobalenzano6439]

A Ramazzotti and an espresso then go qualifying!!! Gerhard, I so miss the F1 we enjoyed from early 70s to 94

[@strangemachines_]

PLEASE INTERVIEW HEINZ HAROLD FRENTZEN ! 💛💛💛 Jordan forever

[@Marcoz588]

Get HHF and his daughter (their father-daughter chats are actually excellent and so wholesome)!

[@4192362]

@@Marcoz588no one cares about his daughter 😂

[@Ogole-oye]

What a character!!! This is definitely an element today's f1 misses. Thw sport has become too sanitized and guys cant take a joke no more.

[@jonnywalker3208]

Berger is walking chaos and I LOVE it!!!!

[@g3n3ralkim23]

I absolutely love this podcast! DC and EJ together is an absolute blast with banters and an incredible knowledge about F1. Gerhard might be the funniest driver ever. Definitely has the best stories 😂 P.s.: pls include the cam on Spotify 🙏

[@Cloxxki]

I've not laughted this hard in a long time. Oh Eddie, you had that one coming mate!

[@andygray6749]

Wouldn't it be great to see EJ and DC interview Jackie Stewart,,, there would be some great stories 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@TheLiddleBigChannel]

Awesome strories from Gerhard Berger1 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Nelson Piquet was another naughty bastard you need to interview.🤣🤣🤣

[@nadirmachadogoncalves7066]

Spot on

[@Frank-re3qp]

Ffs Please keep these coming! Love the video version and I'm listening on Spotify everyweek! 👏

[@springford9511]

That was hilarious. When is Gerhard's next show? 😃 Thanks.

[@christodejong42]

i would love to see the camera for the rest of the episodes, especially the Scheckter episode

[@F1ForSuccess]

Watch this space!

[@brunocosta456]

Here where I live in Brazil there is a homeless guy that looks exactly like Eddie. I know him from the streets for like 20 years or so, and the funny thing is that as the years progress, they both get even more identical.

[@luismonteiro4204]

So great. Beatiful to hear the tails of this maniacs 😂😂 I'm 47 and that was a great F1 era. Greetings from Lisbon Portugal to everyone.

[@F1ForSuccess]

Who would you like to see DC and EJ interview for an episode of FFS?

[@g3n3ralkim23]

Heinz-Harald Frentzen, reunion with EJ.

[@filiplevacic6371]

Heinz Harald Frentzen or maybe Flavio Briatore would be nice... And just 1 advice - it would be maybe nice if you have corrected Gerhard, because he said he was racing against Senna, Mansell,Schumi and Prost almost 50 years ago... Second - it was maybe sad that he didn say anything about Prost and Schumacher.

[@filiplevacic6371]

Super guest and interview as always. I was disappointed that Gerhard didnt say anything about Schumi and Prost... He knows very very well Michael and Prost, because he raced almost 7 seasons against Michael. Regarding Senna, I am not agreeing, because Michael would have won against him in 94 and 95. Just remember what FIA wanted to do against Benetton team at time... Like Michael said in interview in 2013, there were some black forces, or higher forces that were against Benetton at that time.

[@MWPompert]

Harry Heinz, or bring Berger back together with Alesi, the pair of them will have quality stories to tell as well ;)

[@riulian8332]

Eddie Irvine or Juan Pablo Montoya

[@Jesterpec666]

Gerhard was always one of my favourite drivers.

[@daniels.2720]

To me, Gerhard epitomizes a great approach to Life > full of gusto. Thank you Gerhard...

[@gerrit-janslettenhaar4252]

Gerhard is epic!

[@thiaguinhooitodois2211]

Love the story about Gerhard getting Senna riled up. He knew he was intense and all you needed was a sprinkle of drama to get Senna agitated lol

[@famwurzenrainer]

thank you so much guys for these great moments getting back to one of the best years in f1. Gerhard being one of the all time greatest figures in the sport. So good to hear from him and what a great hour to listen to these stories.

[@dgpsartscrafts]

"Senna taught me a lot about how to drive. For my part, I taught him to laugh" Gerhard Berger.

[@largol33t12]

Berger mentioned another crazy prank to F1 magazine. He sneaked into Senna's hotel room (don't ask how he got in!) and hid a battery powered alarm clock that was VERY loud in the a/c vent (It hadn't been properly secured so he was able to move the cover and stuff it inside). At about 1 am, it went off. Senna burst out of his room in a panic, struggling to find the source of the noise while other guests shouted at him to shut the damn thing up. Berger peeked out from his hotel room and recalled "Ayrton was VERY embarrassed!" 🤣

[@henry247]

It would be cool to have Rubens there as well..he has told a lot of funny stories he had with Senna and Berger on brazilian podcasts and ofc he must have stories with Eddie since he's raced for him.

[@nadirmachadogoncalves7066]

Spot on

[@Toffeeabi81]

The first race I ever watched was imola 89 when gerhard had his accident at tamburello. Its its still one of the worst of f1 crashes ending in a fire i have seen live on tv. The worst in f1 in recent years was grosjean. Recording nikki lauda's (on the a driver servived) the worst fatal one jo schlesser courage, williamson and lernenzo bandini. Very fatality was a tragedy. I'm so glad f1 is as safe it ever can be. I have heard he was joker but didnt realise hed torn up alassi's passports.

[@hgmck5174]

Drink and drive! Like the professionals! 🤣🤣🤣 (No! Don't!)

[@Cloxxki]

David thinks Gerhard never did anything to him. Gerhard however, knows the exact day David started turning grey and how that came to be...

[@petemaddox1716]

You need to get Irvine on, would love to hear not just the funny stories but that insight into Ferrari with Schumacher and the year he could have been champion

[@sultanabran1]

gerhard is absolutely a master. the stuff he got up to is much much worse than throwing senna's briefcase out the helicopter. awesome! always loved gerhard bergler.

[@theakyosmith]

Ayrton punching Irvine... it's Gerhard's fault 😊

[@grantsutherland6798]

Who would I like to see you guys interview??? Gerhard was brilliant. Thankyou. Who has the best store other than Gerhard? The thing with F1 it is so clinically organised, to get the really funny stuff it's no exaggeration but you need to go back to the 80's and 90's probably. The human stories are always better than the usual boring stories about how I beat my teammate etc etc. want to see more like Gerhard.

[@rabcarroll691]

Gerhard “you nasty bastard” Berger 🤣 Loving the podcast lads. Would love to see Kimi “I was having a shit” Raikkonen on😁

[@1_5RCBiker]

YES! I asked a long time ago about this, and you delivered! Thank you DC and EJ. :)

[@giulianomingrone9283]

Great Gerhard Berger. Scored 10 fantastic wins. 5 for Ferrari

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

Please get Hakkinen, Mansell, Chever on, and from the perennial underachievers De Ceseris, Comas, Salazar, Suerer etc...... Love this podcast channel. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@indeck]

Been waiting for these! the shorts are good but these are way better. Keep them coming!

[@blackflagqwerty]

This was fucking GOLD!

[@lancraft]

Gerhard should have told how he and Alesi flipped Todt’s car, sliding into the courtyard on the roof!

[@En2zeeist]

Guys… this was excellent. Being a long F1 fan, this was so nice seeing all of you guys. Gerhard, you are on a another level. Would love to have a friend like you, life would not be dull. Like you said, you have to balance the seriousness of the sport. You all look great. David and Eddie, you are doing a fantastic job 😎

[@trident1314]

Berger sounds like he was an absolute menace 😂

[@mjkou]

well done guys, keep up the good work! and I'm proud to be Dutch,nice to hear the way you speak about Max....he's making history already ate the moment.....

[@audreyperrin320]

His daughter is Danny rics girlfriend

[@adrianopimenta5523]

There is still one thing neither Schumacher, Lewis, or Max have beaten Ayrton. After 30 years of his passing, we are still comparing all of them against him and cherishing his achievements, even if some numbers from these guys (and others like Prost and Vettel) are greater.

[@trueultimagod2465]

Schumacher did beat Senna in his 1st full season of Formula 1. 3rd in the Championship in 92 while Senna was 4th. Which is a really good 1st full year in the sport, only behind those rocket ship 92 Williams cars.

[@mazdaman0075]

Always loved Gerhard. What a beaut !!

[@velvetjones1856]

Did Berger say Eddie was a banker or a wanker?

[@Cloxxki]

The difference at Tamburello and Acque Minerali between survival and death, may be your last thought. We know that Gerhard thought about "cannot survive". He thought 'survival" and he's sitting there. Those who survive often report the slow motion. Time to get their throughts together. Whether we believe in spirits, angels, gods...we can use them to our advantage or detriment, and we don't know for sure the angels care whether we believe in them. The way people go through life, it seems more important what we expect to happen than whom we believe in.

[@soylentgreennewdealtimeshare]

It is undeniably true that Verstappen is the greatest driver since Schumacher. Unfortunately, it's moot, since Grand Prix doesn't exist anymore, so we can make no comparison between him and the other racing gods. Nonetheless, it is nice to hear the reminiscences of the last men to race in Formula One. Before his memories fade away, the next conflab should be with the greatest impresario in history, as only the fading history is of any remaining interest.

[@LuckyLuke27]

Please bring Gerhard back, we need to more stories of the good old days :)

[@FormulaProg]

Could listen to DC and EJ all day, takes me back to that era of formula one

[@The_ZeroLine]

Just like Berger describes, every time I’ve had a racing crash time slows down soooo much. It feels like you’re living in slow motion, except for your brain. I’m sure there’s a scientific explanation.

[@AdrienneChan-s7u]

Poor David 😂😂😂 the amount of patience…I would love to hear him be able to finish a thought. Gerhard is one of the finest raconteurs of all time. Options are consistently respectful, humble, and conscientious. Eddie, though maybe unaware has a tendency to take himself so seriously. He could probably cure a rare disease with this amount of focus and seriousness. Dog with a 40 year old bone.

[@andreashofer4442]

Eddie was losing his cool somewhere along the story and didn't fully recover until the end^^

[@danesebruno]

48:35 he touches on something many people are afraid of. The ifs and buts. If Senna had not died he would most definitely have won at least 6-7 championships.

[@duncansmith2397]

If i could pick someone to go out for a night with it would be Gerhard! ;-)

[@Mtlmshr]

Great interview guys! How about Alonso?

[@billdunne5266]

brilliant stuff,love it.

[@madrouault3]

next : Prost just for the ayrton's passport

[@briankenney8609]

I was wondering why they never mention Lewis going to Ferrari in 2025 than I looked and saw it was recorded in 2023 lol

[@ninja12lawbreaker]

Great memories of Formula one back in the late 80's early 90's. I shared a breakfast hall with David one day at Silverstone. I was there to do a rally driving experience. I spent an hour or two watching David doing laps in his Silver Arrow in an empty green stand. I turned up on my 1000cc super bike and beat all the wannabe rally drivers on the same day out on the very wet rally track. This was about '98 or 99

[@erhardbaehni1832]

thank you for showing the good ol times .. have similar stories (smaller scale) ..we worked hard but also had and or had fun doing so..yes modern times did kill such "fun"! feel sorry for the new generations ..

[@relaxstudio2426]

Great episode. I used to watch all you guys growing up as a kid. Now I’m older, it’s just great to hear those stories. Love the episode

[@kdaleboley]

More G.B. please.

[@OutdoorsHappiness]

An awesome time listening to Gerhard Berger, such a great F1 character, thanks guys !

[@Franky46Boy]

Senna punching Irvine... Almost like Max Verstappen pushing Esteban Ocon after his unlapping move that robbed Max of his first place. 😆

[@billdunne5266]

great stuff guys,i think Gerhard was in Aughinish Alumina plant Limerick i Think.

[@andyt5559]

THE CRAZINESS , THE ANTIDOTE TO THE DANGER!

[@7MGTE]

Can we please also have the full podcast with Jean Alesi? Would be super cool

[@purelife9081]

Laughing with 3, it's fun .love Berger ❤

[@davegrohlthecinnamonroll4495]

Thank you for uploading the videos to go along with the audio!! Genuinely my favourite podcasts ever, brilliant work guys!! 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@andrevinicius221]

Berger é uma lenda!

[@andygray6749]

David, I remember seeing you at Larkhall kart circuit, it would have been probably 1982,, I think you were still in juniors,,, also my son and I were in Melbourne 2003 when you won your last GP,, driving for McLaren,,, I remember on the drivers parade shouting at the top of my voice, in my Scottish accent ,"Go David !" ,, I'm sure you heard it and looked up in the crowd in my direction,,, love you and Eddie's podcasts,, so funny,and informative,,,, keep up the good work 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Cloxxki]

F1 seems to be half Austrian.

[@dflack]

My favourite driver as I grew up watching F1, loved his race style and style out of the car. My most prized possession is a part of the front wing from the Imola Ferrari.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

I used to have in my possession a piece of the endplate from Mansell’s front wing from his incident in the wall of champions corner in 1992 in Montreal . It even had the titanium skid block with an individual serial number engraved on it.

[@cobar5342]

Gerhard is a great guy. He seems to have got on with everyone

[@johnpatricklim4509]

Interview Peter Sauber.....

[@1greenMitsi]

some classic stories in there! F1just isnt the same

[@typxxilps]

Schnaps, war sein letztes Wort, dann trugen ihn die Englein fort. german saying / tune about the impact of Schnaps or too many Schnaps. Nice guys sharing great memories from Passports to Schnaps

[@Biffoaussie85]

Jesus ej is adhd,get Irvine on

[@midnighttgt1]

Hahahahah Gerhard is such a character 🤣 😂

[@Col-T-Invest]

A very enjoyable, and moving podcast, thank you gentlemen.

[@peeciic00]

YESSSSS FULL EPISODE ON OOOOOOOOOYUUUUTUUUUUUUUBBEEEEEEEEEE

[@terryevans7055]

Brilliant stories of behind the scenes. 😂

[@janusmarais7580]

Holy shit, I would murder to have a fraction of Eddie's life experience, just name drops Barry Sheene

[@giovarnidivanti5273]

This is a great story & love more stories like this. Love F1 & all the greats but didn’t know much about Gerhard. Please interview more like him & definitely Gerhard again. Don’t forget David & Eddie, also about yourselves, maybe swap sides & get Gerhard to interview you 2. Cheers guys.

[@Mtlmshr]

I had no idea how much fun those guys had back then!

[@azynkron]

Jesus.. how can they remember all the races? And not only the race, but what happened and where they ended up. Remarkable. I really enjoy listening to Berger.

[@liquidhalo]

passion for what they did/do