Friday September 24th, 1999

BMW's Sporting Director Gerhard Berger had to be rushed to hospital on Thursday night. Staying at the Dorint Hotel in the grounds of the Nurburgring Circuit, the Austrian suffered a severe attack of kidney stones. It was serious enough for the emergency services to put the forty year old former racer on a drip. He was then taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Berger is expected to be up and about later today.