Mark Webber will race with German Timo Bernhard and Kiwi Brendon Hartley in 2014, according to Autosport.
It’s an interesting mix and certainly the pairing of Webber (182cm) and Hartley (184cm) makes sense as both men are relatively tall. Although, Bernhard (172cm) is quite a bit shorter and will require a seat insert you’d imagine.
That leaves Marc Lieb (182cm), Romain Dumas (174cm) and Neel Jani (172cm) to drive the other 919.
Porsche isn’t expected to officially confirm these lineups until the press conference to launch the 2014 WEC season and 24 Hours of Le Mans takes place.
Meanwhile, testing for the 919 hybrid has resumed. Webber, Bernhard and Dumas were in Bahrain last week putting a pair of cars through their paces. One of the cars is brand new, while the other is the 2013 car.
[Soure: Autosport]
UPDATE: Semi-official confirmation of this news from the GT Porsche twitter account can be seen after the break.
Porsche to pair @AussieGrit with Timo Bernhard & Brendon Hartley in one 919, and Romain Dumas, @neeljani and @LiebMarc in the other for WEC
— GT Porsche (@GTPorsche) January 23, 2014
3 replies on “Webber to race with Bernhard and Hartley”
Is Brendon Hartley a girl or a dude? I can’t tell. Also how old is it? 5? Is this the best driver they could find for the 3rd spot? Seriously Porsche need to invest a bit more money in their 3rd driver. Or at least order “it” to get a more masculine hair cut.
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