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Webber: 2012 deal with Red Bull is ‘not far away’

Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, Mark Webber says a new deal to drive with Red Bull Racing in 2012 is “not far away”. Mark says things are moving in the right direction, but when asked by Autosport if a new contract is a formality he replied, “It will be cheeky for me […]

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Turkish GP: Vettel v Webber qualifying analysis

Sebastian Vettel has qualified on pole for the last five grands prix; that includes Abu Dhabi last year and all races so far in 2011. Meanwhile, so far this year, Webber has only managed to force a Red Bull Racing front row lockout once, at last weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix. So how does Vettel do […]

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If Victoria wasn’t a “nanny state” then Mark could have done this…

Red Bull Racing, and most other F1 teams, do public promotion events all over the globe. The idea is simple, take a Formula One car out of its natural habitat, the racetrack, and bring F1 to the people. It’s about promotion mostly, but it’s also about breaking away from the shackles of everyday life. Most […]

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VIDEO: Vettel & Webber talk rear wings and KERS

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel is on hand here to give a brief rundown on the introduction of moveable rear wings and KERS. Both have been thrown into the mix for the 2011 Formula One season. We’ve spoken about these new regulations during the off-season already and it will be very interesting to see how […]

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Webber fastest on first day of Barcelona testing

Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing) set the quickest time on the first day of the final pre-season test window at Barcelona overnight. An extra test program has been added to the pre-season schedule to make up for the delayed and possible cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix. The teams have already been to Barcelona this […]

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Horner urges Webber to give bikes the cold shoulder

You’ve all probably heard the news that Mark Webber drove the last four races of the 2010 F1 season with a busted shoulder following yet another mountain bike accident. Now, his boss, Christian Horner says he should keep away from bikes altogether. Webber sustained a broken leg and fractured shoulder in late 2008 after he […]

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Leaping Webber goes viral

After Mark Webber won the British Grand Prix in July he celebrated on the podium with what now seems to have become his trademark crab-like leap. The crab-leap made a re-appearance at Hungary, too. In true internet stylez a few wags have taken an idea and run with it to create a new e-phenomen. Sourced […]

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Webber wins British GP

Mark Webber has won his third Grand Prix of the 2010 Formula One season at Silverstone this evening. Webber started from second on the grid, behind his Red Bull Racing teammate Sebastian Vettel, but was able to edge ahead of Vettel into the first corner. Through the next series of corners Vettel ran wide and […]

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Webber signs with Red Bull Racing for 2011

Mark Webber has signed a one-year contract extension with Red Bull Racing that will see him stay with the team for the 2011 Formula One season. According to Webber negotiations were well underway before the Turkish Grand Prix debacle, “It was an easy decision to remain with Red Bull Racing. We began talking very early […]

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Webber talks Turkey

One of the drawbacks of being an F1 driver is the constant demand for feeding the media machine. I’m sure the last thing Mark Webber wanted to on Sunday night was talk about the events of that race earlier in the day. But that’s what he did and the video from the Red Bull website […]

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Horner expects Webber to drive for Red Bull in 2011

Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner has moved to end speculation over Mark Webber‘s future by claiming the Australian will remain with the team in 2011. Webber is out of contract at the end of this year and rumours over his F1 future have been building. Horner, though, is expecting a fairly simple re-signing […]

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Sir Frank says, “No bull, I was wrong about Webber”

Thanks to dominant wins in Spain and Monaco, Australia’s Mark Webber is riding a the crest of Formula One’s wave right now. It’s a fickle place to be, certainly, but when the plaudits come in this sport you take them. Sir Frank Williams has endured a few disappointing years, and there are no signs of […]