Former Scuderia Toro Rosso team boss Gerhard Berger has said he knows nothing about any contacts with the Renault F1 team. The former Austrian Formula 1 driver was linked with a role as the Renault F1's team boss next season.

Former Toro Rosso team boss Gerhard Berger has said he knows nothing about any association with the Renault team. The Austrian was linked with the Enstone outfit last week with regards to a Team Manager role, after the majority of the squad's shares were purchased by Luxembourg's Genii Capital firm.

At the traditional Ferrari Christmas lunch, company president Luca di Montezemolo looked back on a "complicated" year, and forward to what he hopes will be a bright future for his team and, indeed, the sport.

The Ferrari team has announced that it is launching the Ferrari Driver Academy, a scheme which will see young racing drivers nurtured by the Maranello team, both on and off the race track, with the ultimate goal being for the individuals involved to reach Formula 1.