Mark Webber secured his first best starting position this year in Saturday’s qualifiers. The Red Bull racer overtook teammate Sebastian Vettl by 1 seconds with a time of 30.915: 0.174, who was once again harassed by KERS. Lewis Hamilton and Romain Grosjean placed in the second starting lineup.
Mark Webber dictated the pace of the third free practice at Suzuki. The Red Bull racer recorded a time of 1: 32.053, beating Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton by 0.134 seconds. Webber's teammate was only the ninth fastest, but it should be noted that the German was seduced by KERS on his car, so he had to say goodbye to training early, without even performing with a softer version of the tires. Conditions on the track have greatly improved compared to Friday, however, quite a few racers drove off the track. The most dramatic moment was experienced by Adrian Sutil, who lost control of the race car at the entrance to the Spoon bend and crashed into the protective tires.
Formula One racers are again concerned about the safety of Pirelli tires, as both Vettel and Alonso had problems with them in free practice before the Belgian Grand Prix. At the racetrack with an average very high speed, we are therefore promised a new rubber drama, which is why the racers at the FIA addressed the issue of the safety of Pirelli products. At Pirelli, the sharp edges of the Spa were blamed for the flat tires in the rear right, but the team did not have such an opinion. Tonight, in a meeting with Charlie Whiting, the racers demanded that he ask the Italians for a guarantee - a guarantee on the tires, so that Silverstone would not happen again. Let us recall that Pirelli has already used last year's construction of tires once this year for safety reasons. Now it’s Paul Hembery, motorsport
Kimi Raikkonen's manager, Steve Robertson, told the Finnish media that negotiations with the Red Bull team had proved unsuccessful, opening the door wide to the seat in the Red Bull race car to Daniel Ricciard. Raikkonen and rival Toro Rossa were the main candidates for the seat, which will remain vacant after the end of this season, when Mark Webber says goodbye to Formula One. Although the Finn was the biggest favorite for the Australian deputy, Robertson explained: "Negotiations with Red Bull have been unsuccessful and have already ended." Ricciardo is expected to be confirmed as a Red Bull racer in Belgium, this weekend. Want to discuss this turn of events? Visit our Forum!
Flavio Briatore manager Mark Webber believes his protégé made the wrong decision when he made the decision to leave the Formula One caravan. Let’s remember that the Australian is leaving the Formula One station wagon at the end of this season, as we will be watching him at Porsche next year in the World Endurance Series. Of course, Briatore understands Marko's decision, but adds: "Already at the end of last season, he was very tired. In any case, I believe he did the wrong thing, as he proved last Sunday that he was very fast. It can still occupy third, fourth and fifth places, and take points from competitors. ”Finally, Webber added that for once he does not see a new candidate for Webber's seat: If Mark decided to stay in F1, he would definitely
Mark Webber finished qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix early, as the KERS system failed on his car. The Australian already had problems with the gears in the morning training, but after the problems in the qualifications, which caused him to not set a time in the last part and will start tomorrow's race from tenth place, he was completely fired up. "KERS, gearbox, and on and on. Driving a race car so far from its potential saddens me deeply. It's stupid and shameful that this is happening and on top of that the race at this track is brutal when you start it so far back. We should fight for the first row, but we finished in damn tenth place!" Webber emphasized that it will be difficult to regain lost places in the race, as there are many opportunities for overtaking. "The team must completely prepare the car for tomorrow
Red Bull driver Mark Webber has announced that he will end his Formula One career at the end of this season. The 36-year-old Australian will work with Porsche in the LMP1 program from next season. Webber raced for the Red Bull team for seven of the twelve seasons, and he called the collaboration with Porsche a great honor. "As a manufacturer, Porsche has written racing history and is synonymous with cutting-edge technology," said the Australian. "I am looking forward to a new challenge after the end of my career in Formula One. Porsche has set high goals for itself, and I can hardly wait to drive one of the fastest sports cars in the world." Webber made his Formula One debut with the Minardi team in 2002. He finished fifth in his first race on home soil, and the following season he moved
Italian media report that Red Bull race cars are said to use traction control, or "Traction Control". Such devices have been banned in Formula One since 2004, and suspicions have been raised by a picture of tire tracks on the asphalt behind Mark Webber's race car. The tire tracks are initially continuous, but later become discontinuous, as if traction control were activated, the Italians claim. Electronic gadgets are banned in Formula One, but remember the 2000 season, when Ferrari found a loophole in the rules and used this gadget quite legally. Nevertheless, the Italian media will most likely shoot in vain, as the traction control of the drive wheels would be activated as soon as the drive wheels start to slip, and so not even on the asphalt behind the car.
At Red Bull, they received a small fine for them, but nevertheless a fine of € 5.000, as they first called Marko Webber to the pits and then released him back on the track despite the danger. The Australian had to drive very slowly in the next lap and even lost the rear right tire in one of the turns. The tire would have been nearly hit by at least three other racers, but anyway, the matter was very dangerous, prompting the FIA to award the said fine to Red Bull. Team boss Christian Horner has not yet commented on the matter, as he says until the car is thoroughly inspected, they cannot say what went wrong. It should be noted, however, that Webber was very disappointed with the Chinese racing weekend, as the team had already refueled him on Saturday, but today he was left without points and as a result of the collision he will still
Mark Webber collided with Vergna in the sixteenth lap of today's China Grand Prix race, which turned him around. The commissioners decided that the blame was on the side of the Australian and thus awarded him three mark-up points for the upcoming qualifiers. Let us also mention that Vergne added to the commissioners that he did not even know that Mark would overtake him there, as there was no room for two after all.
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