Boris Becker hates being a passenger: 'I brake along with the driver'

On court, Boris Becker was usually a lone fighter. On the road, it seems he's much the same. The 58-year-old tennis legend, now a TV pundit, told the news agency dpa that he really doesn't like being a car passenger. He spoke ahead of an award ceremony in Berlin hosted by Auto Bild and Bild am Sonntag.

"Not every driver is good, and for that hour he has my life in his hands, so to speak," Becker said. The result: he brakes along with the driver and calls out things like a car coming from the left or a red light.

Everyone knows he avoids the passenger seat, so he mostly drives himself, even on long trips. His motto: "As fast as possible, but as safe as necessary."

His driving history is no secret. In 2019 he lost his licence for six months after being caught speeding several times in London. That same year, his chauffeur took him through a forest to dodge a jam on the A8 motorway, until foresters stopped the car.