The British Metropolitan Police have located a Ferrari road car that was taken from Gerhard Berger in 1995.
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During the San Marino Grand Prix that year, which took place at the Italian Imola circuit, the Ferrari F512M was one of two cars that
were stolen.
A redesigned 512, the two-seater vehicle was introduced towards the end of 1994. Its five-liter, twelve-cylinder engine generates 440
horsepower, enabling the vehicle to reach a maximum speed of 315 kph. The value of Berger’s F512M is £350,000.
After Berger’s car landed in the UK at the end of last year, it was found. When a US customer tried to acquire it through a British sales
broker, Ferrari notified The Met of its arrival.
The vehicle
The police are still looking for the second missing car and keeping up their investigation. There have been no takedowns.
Police Constable Mike Pilbeam, who oversees the investigation, stated that his team located the car “in just four days” after becoming
aware of it.
“We made extensive inquiries, reaching out to global authorities among others. Our swift cooperation with foreign car dealerships,
Ferrari, and the National Crime Agency helped us to rapidly ascertain the vehicle’s history and prevent it from being exported out of
the country.
Berger’s final season driving for Ferrari was 1995. For the team, he won five of his ten grand prix titles; the final one came in 1994 at
the Hockenheimring. At the round where the Ferraris were stolen, he and teammate Jean Alesi placed third.
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