Showing posts with label Mark Webber. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mark Webber. Show all posts

Saturday, 9 June 2007

War of Words Between Formula 1 drivers Scott Speed and Mark Webber


Formula 1 drivers and rivals Scott Speed(Scuderia Toro Rosso) and Mark Webber(Red Bull) got into a war of words prior to the Canadian Grand Prix followinf an on track incident during qualifying.


Scott Speed's Scuderia Torro Rosso car hit Mark Webber form behind and both drivers blamed each other for the incident.


"At the end of the session, for some reason I don't understand, Mark did the most strange thing I have seen since I've been in Formula One," Speed said.


"I haven't been brake-tested like that since my karting days and I'll be interested to see what Mark has to say about that."


Webber was unrepentant after the incident, saying: "We managed to fall over each other. I think he was a little bit asleep initially but then we managed to wake each other up.


"It was ongoing from a few laps before. He never once let anyone through by going off-line, he always sent everyone down on the inside on the marbles and was doing his thing.


The next time up, we got the chequered flag but we were both still pushing on the in-lap and I had a look at Turn Six and I thought if he was going to co-operate there then he will, but he didn't.


"I said to myself 'OK, fair enough' and we went down to Turn Eight and I thought we were cruising down there and I was very close to the rear of him and he braked 100 metres earlier than the previous lap.

"I thought I was going to harpoon him big time, really big, but managed then to get my stuff together and get down the inside, and then went round the next corner quite slow."

Friday, 1 June 2007

The Monaco of Britain

Mark Webber
"Yes, well the poor chap is struggling a bit and if he's not careful they will be sticking Piquet in the car."

"Don't be silly," said Mrs Mole. "Piquet must be nearly 60."

The Mole paused for a moment but decided not to even attempt to explain about Nelson's children.

"I expect they will put Webber in one of the Renaults next year," he said.

"But Webber's at Williams," said Mrs Mole.

The Mole rolled his eyes.

"Well, maybe not for much longer."

Read full story here

Friday, 25 May 2007

Mark Webber and Red Bull F1 Team hopes things will work out at Monaco

F1:Webber vows to give Red Bull wings

Australian Mark Webber is confident Red Bull will be one of Formula One's most respected teams by the end of the year.


Webber feels that Red Bull has overcome a tough start to the season and is now starting to show some potential.


Teammate David Coulthard shrugged off the loss of third gear at the Spanish Grand Prix 11 days ago to finish fifth and score the team's first points for the season.


Unfortunately unreliability continued to haunt Webber as he retired with a hydraulics problem that had also wrecked his qualifying performance.


Ahead of Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, Webber said there had been an upsurge in morale, which he hopes will lead to respectability.