With the arrival of Red Bull as a major sponsor of the Triple Eight team in local V8 racing the energy drinks giant has an impressive list of Australian talent on its books. In addition to Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup they’ve signed former MotoGP champion Casey Stoner and, of course, there’s Mark Webber and […]
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On a wet, windy and generally horrible day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Barcelona Mark Webber set the fastest lap in his Red Bull RB9 with just minutes left on the clock. Webber’s best time of 1:22.693 was set on soft compound tyres after conditions improved enough to allow the use of slick tyres. […]
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Toro Rosso unveils 2013 F1 car
This is the STR8 which was revealed by Toro Rosso overnight. The two young lads Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne are under pressure to perform in 2013 so they’ll be hoping the car will help them achieve their goals. Again we see the stepped nose has been disguised by revised bodywork and Toro Rosso say […]
Red Bull Racing has taken to YouTube to launch its RB9, via a three minute teaser video. More will be coming, they promise. Although, unfairly, I’ll be in bed and ready to hit the high-res pics in the morning. For now I leave you with the teaser clip which is quite funky it must be […]
Mark Webber has used his final column for the BBC, for the time being, to unload his thoughts on Lance Armstrong. The 36-year-old Aussie reveals he sought inspiration form Armstrong around 1999–2000 while reflecting on his grandfather’s battle with cancer. “One of my biggest heroes, and one of the biggest influences on my life, was […]
Helmut Marko, Red Bull Racing’s motorsport advisor, has taken the unusual step of heaping more pressure on Mark Webber by saying the likeable Aussie can’t handle pressure. More unusually, Marko’s comments were published in Red Bull’s in-house title The Red Bulletin. “It seems to me that Webber has on average two races per year where […]
Mark Webber is already mentally preparing himself for the 2013 F1 season, dismissing retirement talk and declaring he’s ready to fight for the title. “I’m not at the start of the career, I know that. I’m more towards the back end of my career,” said the likeable 36-year-old. “My goal is to put together a […]
Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has put the pressure on his junior F1 team, demanding that Toro Rosso improves in 2013. Speaking to new FIA magazine AUTO, Mateschitz said: “Toro Rosso is still our rookie team and its goals differ from those of Red Bull Racing. But that’s not to say we’re happy with the […]
Just a few weeks after telling us we’d need to wait until 2014 to see a new Porsche 911 RSR, Stuttgart has announced they’ll be racing two new factory-backed 991-based 911 RSR machines in the 2013 World Endurance Championship. Of course, this also includes the 2013 Le Mans 24 hour race (22–23 June). It will […]
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Pirelli brings 2013 forward
Pirelli will be giving F1 teams a preview of its 2013 tyres during early practice for this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix. Paul Hembry, Pirelli motorsport director, explains: “We’ll be bringing some of our 2013 prototype tyres to Brazil in order for the teams to get a taste of them during free practice. With no testing […]
Mark Webber and Red Bull Racing will be the headline act at next year’s Top Gear Festival to be held at Sydney Motorsport Park (9–10 March 2013). It will be the first time an F1 car has been driven at the venue and Mark is pretty keen to get out there and strut his stuff, […]
Fresh off his win at the British Grand Prix Australia’s Mark Webber re-signed with Red Bull for the 2013 season. Proving he’s a man in demand he has also taken part in an exclusive interview with the sport’s official website. To begin with Webber plays a very straight bat: Q: Life at Red Bull with […]