Amazing results from the Brazilian Grand Prix this morning have seen Mark Webber claim his second victory in Formula One and Jenson Button clinch the driver’s and constructor’s championships for Brawn GP.
The race had a dramatic opening sequence which included three cars crashing out, Kimi Raikkonnen lose his nose cone, drivers fighting on the side of the track, a safety car and a fire in pit lane. Unusually, for Formula One’s unluckiest man, Mark Webber’s start from the front row of the grid ensured he missed all the dramas. He then combined with his Red Bull Racing team to get past race leader, and pole sitter, Rubens Barrichello after the first round of pit stops.
From there Webber completed the race mostly unchallenged and he claimed the chequered flag more than seven seconds ahead of BMW’s Robert Kubica. Of course, this is Webber’s second career win after he won his first Formula One race at Germany in July this year.
Webber’s victory caps a triumphant weekend of motorsport for Australian competitors with Casey Stoner winning his third Australian MotoGP and Jason Crump winning the World Speedway Championship.
Full race reports from the Brazilian Grand Prix can be read at Formula1.com and BBC Sport. Selected driver quotes are available HERE and a picture gallery showcasing Webber’s victory will be posted later today.
UPDATE: Pics from Webber’s victory are now available.
10 replies on “WEBBER WINS IN BRAZIL!”
That is fantastic – I wonder what next year holds?
A well managed drive from Mark. Hope he keeps his seat next season with all this Raikkonen speculation.
Not a bad season for Webber, hopefully he can shake off the title of DNF Maestro.
Hard to know what to make of the Kimi speculation. Especially as Mark signed a contract extension with RBR back in July:
http://www.ausmotive.com/2009/07/25/webber-happy-to-re-sign-for-2010.html
Webber, Stoner and Jason Crump what a day for the Aussies!
Great to see Casey being acknowledged here too. 🙂 And I didn’t know who Jason Crumb is until after Mark Webber and Ausmotive mentioned him. Maybe Ausmotive can do a little piece on him too like this piece on Mark’s win. 😛
[…] Following the tradition set with Webber’s maiden Grand Prix victory in Germany, here is an image gallery celebrating the Australian’s latest Formula One win at the Brazilian Grand Prix. […]
[…] Following the tradition set with Webber’s maiden Grand Prix victory in Germany, here is an image gallery celebrating the Australian’s latest Formula One win at the Brazilian Grand Prix. […]
Crump, 34, and his fellow Aussie are both sponsored by Red Bull.
So Webber arranged for his pal to be accompanied to the Polish Grand Prix by the team physio.
The treatment to his injured left arm allowed Crump to get the points he needed.
He said: “It was a brilliant gesture. It made a big difference.”
Polish Grand Prix???
Wayne the GP that Crump just competed in.