Gerhard Berger’s 1993 F1 Quiz Game: A Linguistic Puzzle From a Forgotten Prank
A text-only quiz game from 1993, possibly created as a personal prank by former F1 driver Gerhard Berger, presents unusual challenges. One question asks which team was best in the 1980s, with the correct response being ‘Mc Laren’—a phonetic variation not based on statistical performance. Another question, from 1993, requires the answer ‘Fit’ instead of Emerson Fittipaldi, as the full name exceeds the game’s character limit.
The game may reflect a pattern of absurd humor tied to Berger’s well-known conflict with teammate Ayrton Senna, who once placed frogs in Berger’s bed and later introduced French cheese to the air conditioning unit. The game’s origins remain unclear, with no official documentation and its absence on Berger’s Wikipedia page.
A cracked C64 version of the game is available on the Internet Archive. The challenge lies not in F1 knowledge but in interpreting the game’s auditory constraints, making it a unique artifact of off-kilter digital play.
Quelle: Kottke.org ↗