This Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos will mark the final Formula 1 race for “Aussie Grit”, Mark Webber.
Mark Webber was born August 27, 1976 in Queanbeyan, Australia.
The Australian won the prestigious Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch in 1996 before climbing the ladder to race in the British Formula 3 series and for Mercedes at le 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998 and 1999.
He then was a test driver for Arrows and Benetton before he began in F1 in 2002. He stunned the experts by finishing 5th and scoring two points at his F1 debut in Melbourne, Australia.
Mark Webber then raced for Jaguar, Williams and Red Bull Racing.
What were his best F1 moments?
“Getting into Formula 1 - that without doubt was a massive moment for me,” Webber told F1.com.
“I got there in quite a tough way. For many, many years I was trying to break into F1 and finally got there - that was super rewarding for me to get there on merit. My first contract was for three races! I didn’t do too badly, and now, 250 races later, I can say I’ve survived,” he explained.
“Special moments were winning Monte Carlo and Silverstone. Of course on the other hand not winning the 2010 title was one of the toughest moments - but that’s life: if you shoot for the stars you sometimes miss! So yes, that was very disappointing, but I am still super proud of taking the fight for the title until the very last race”.
“But if you have such a long career you have many tough moments. Valencia - a big crash there - and the Williams times - difficult moments - but that’s part of a driver’s life if you do 12 years in that sport: you do have ups and downs,” he said.
Mark Webber was born August 27, 1976 in Queanbeyan, Australia.
The Australian won the prestigious Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch in 1996 before climbing the ladder to race in the British Formula 3 series and for Mercedes at le 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998 and 1999.
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| Mark Webber, Minardi. (Photo: WRi2) |
He then was a test driver for Arrows and Benetton before he began in F1 in 2002. He stunned the experts by finishing 5th and scoring two points at his F1 debut in Melbourne, Australia.
Mark Webber then raced for Jaguar, Williams and Red Bull Racing.
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| Mark Webber, Benetton. (Photo: WRi2) |
What were his best F1 moments?
“Getting into Formula 1 - that without doubt was a massive moment for me,” Webber told F1.com.
“I got there in quite a tough way. For many, many years I was trying to break into F1 and finally got there - that was super rewarding for me to get there on merit. My first contract was for three races! I didn’t do too badly, and now, 250 races later, I can say I’ve survived,” he explained.
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| Mark Webber, Jaguar. (Photo: WRi2) |
“Special moments were winning Monte Carlo and Silverstone. Of course on the other hand not winning the 2010 title was one of the toughest moments - but that’s life: if you shoot for the stars you sometimes miss! So yes, that was very disappointing, but I am still super proud of taking the fight for the title until the very last race”.
“But if you have such a long career you have many tough moments. Valencia - a big crash there - and the Williams times - difficult moments - but that’s part of a driver’s life if you do 12 years in that sport: you do have ups and downs,” he said.
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| Mark Webber, Williams. (Photo: WRi2) |
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| Mark Webber and Adrian Newey, Red Bull Racing. (Photo: WRi2) |