Mark Webber

I'm a little puzzled as to why Webber doesn't have a page in the teams and drivers section, as Webber is a pivotal figure in the story upfront. There are questions that need to be asked. Why can Vettel win, and Webber struggle to get on the podium fighting Ferraris and McLarens? Why is the man that was noted as a good qualifier unable to get near Vettel? Did the leg break in late 2008 do him serious performance damage? and What should Webber do in the near future?

Mark Webber. Over to you...

 

[ZakspeedYakspeed]

Clean side... let's get off the line tomorrow MW...

 

[Bill Boddy]

I hope that Vettel moves over for Webber in Brazil.

 

[Brogan]

Apparently Webber has just walked out of the FIA press conference at India as all the talk was about Vettel and Alonso

 

[Bill Boddy]

Hardly surprising given the circumstances. For both parts of the above statement.

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Looking at Webber at the moment is painful. He looks scarily thin and could do with putting a few pounds. As he's tall he doesn't look right been as skinny as he is!

 

[FB]

He's got to keep the weight down for Adrian Newey to work his magic HammydiRestarules. I read an article back in the 80's suggesting that drivers would become like jockeys and it's not far from that. Petrov, Webber and Button look odd compared to all the other vertically challenged pilots.

 

[gethinceri]

They should have a photo line up of them all so you can see the height/build differences.

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

But surely a Career isn't worth risking your health over. It's awful seeing someone so tall looking underweight. For his health's sake I hope he puts some weight on over Christmas and keeps it on .

 

[gethinceri]

Yeah, I keep my weight up because of my career.

 

[Fenderman]

 

[gethinceri]

Looks like Nando's been to Nando's.

 

[KekeTheKing]

Very curious driving from Mahk in Brazil. I think he went out of his way to prove that he wouldn't do anything to help his teammate win the title. It's pretty clear by now that Seb doesn't need his help anyway....

 

[ZakspeedYakspeed]

He did let him through mid race without a fight and without prompting from Cilbeam... and got a pretty terse "Thanks Mark" for it...

If it came down to Seb running in 8th and MW in 7th with a lap or two to go, I have no doubt that MW would have been ordered to let him through and he would have... thankfully for all concerned that didn't occur...

 

[teabagyokel]

ZakspeedYakspeed - I have no doubt he would have been ordered to, my doubt is whether he actually would have...

 

[Brogan]

According to a quote posted yesterday, Webber was in fact ordered to let Vettel past at one point, and duly did so.

 

[The Pits]

Was that the lap that he spun?

 

[ZakspeedYakspeed]

Was that the lap that he spun?

I think he had spun... and a few laps later pitted... Vettel pitted after MW... and emerged from the pits just behind MW ... he caught up with MW within a lap and MW let him by around in the infield ... around turn 7 or 8 I think...

 

[ZakspeedYakspeed]

ZakspeedYakspeed - I have no doubt he would have been ordered to, my doubt is whether he actually would have...

If the WDC was (about to be already) decided and he was asked to let SV pass ... say last lap to let SV finish 2nd or 3rd ... then I think MW might have told them what they could do with that...

If it was to permit SV to win the WDC ... 8th to 7th ... then I believe MW would never let them forget it ... and he would do it...

If it was what happened yesterday ... mid race pit stop mid pack position ... he did do it ... and he would never let them forget it...

He already has taken one for the team several times this year... his KERS system was about as reliable as Nelson Piquet's memory this past year...

 

[Galahad]

He was less than accomodating at the start, that was surprising (and yet somehow, not).

 

[ecclestoned]

“Webber Whether ‘t is nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune for having a swifter teammate or to take your car as a weapon against your team of trouble and by opposing try to end them”