Mar.19 (GMM) Team co-owner Gerhard Berger has played down speculation that Russian vodka magnate and billionaire Roustam Tariko is top of the list to buy Toro Rosso.
Amid reports that the Red Bull's Faenza based junior team is now officially on the market, it was suggested that 42-year-old Tariko, owner of the successful Russian Standard brand, has rekindled his interest in joining the F1 circus.Tariko, who in 2005 looked into buying an existing team with Eddie Irvine, attended the Australian grand prix last weekend as a guest of Toro Rosso.But Berger told the American broadcaster Speed TV last weekend that Tariko simply asked to attend the event while he was on holiday in Sydney."I know him and he said, Gerhard, I would like to see the grand prix, and I said come here."Any sponsor would be welcome, but that's not the reason why he's here," Berger insisted.
