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Auto Motor Und Sport - Bernd Mayländer is regarded as an inventory of Formula 1. The German is now driving the Formula 1 safety car for the 24th year. The racing driver has experienced one or two stories in the process. We spoke to him about his time in F1.

This is how Bernd Mayländer felt at the 1999 San Marino Grand Prix. At the time, the Porsche Supercup driver, who was competing as part of the Formula 1 program, received a call from....

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[....] former F1 race director Charlie Whiting: "I thought there was trouble." But that's not true. The FIA ​​offered the then 27-year-old the job of safety car driver in Formula 3000.

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Oliver Gavin – who was driving the safety car in Formula 1 at the time – drove in the junior class himself. That's why Mayländer got the offer.

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"After five minutes I was out of the office again and had an extra job." He had no idea that the job would be remunerated: "I didn't know that you could get paid for the job," laughs Mayländer.

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In the meantime, the 51-year-old has been in action as a safety car driver at more than 400 F1 weekends. He has seen many drivers come and go - and noticed....

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[....] their peculiarities, such as Lewis Hamilton: "Lewis always hides a bit behind the car. You always have to look into the blind spot - where is he?"

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Bernd Mayländer was also asked about the 2021 Abu Dhabi incident, and said: "I walked through the hospitality area with my helmet on [my head] and sat down at the back of the harbor first. I had to be on my own first to think what just happened?"

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You can find the full Video interview and more on Auto Motor Und Sport - auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/bernd…