Berger Trying To Simplify Road To F1
By Andrew Cutler
August 15 2012
Former Scuderia Toro Rosso co-owner Gerhard Berger is on a mission to clean up the 'clutter' in the developmental racing series that young drivers navigate in their quest to reach Formula One. The goal is to try and make a simple and clear path up the 'ladder' system to prove one's potential as an F1 rookie prospect.
A former '80s & '90s era F1 pilot with 10 GP victories, Berger is now the president of the FIA's single seater commission.
There currently exsists a myriad of 'junior' racing series, none of which are organized into any sort of 'official' ladder system which could lead rising talent towards F1. Among these are: GP2, GP3, Renault World Series, F2, Formula Renault, Formula BMW, Formula Ford, F3 and Auto GP.
FIA president Jean Todt as charged Berger to look into; "how we can best create a logical path for aspiring drivers from karting all the way to Formula 1".
Back in 2010, INDYCAR launched a similar ladder system, called "The Road To Indy", whereby young drivers progressed through the US F2000, Star Mazda and Indy Lights series before reaching the IndyCar Series itself. As this is still a fairly recent program, as of yet no drivers have made it all the way from US F200 to IndyCar.
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