Mark Webber’s Tenth F1 Season: Can He Overcome Vettel and Become F1 Champion?

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Published: April 3, 2011

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To establish his name at the top of the sport an F1 driver has to be in the right car at the right time. The best drivers can squeeze a little extra pace from a car,  but not a great deal, so uncompetitive machinery is massively frustrating for an ambitious and talented F1 man.

Such was Mark Webber's misfortune for year after year after entering the sport with Minardi Asiatech in 2002.

Throughout his F1 career, laconic Australian driver Webber has been popular with fans, and has been liked and trusted by his peers, as proven by his long directorship of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association.

It does seem, though, that Lady Luck has never been fully on his side.

Minardi were perennially at the bottom of F1 food chain, and in his year with them Webber scored the grand total of two points. Crucially, however, Webber wiped the floor with his team-mate Alex Yoong, who scored zero points. Media and fans were impressed by Webber's obvious talent, and he won several awards, including the Autosport.com 'Rookie Of The Year'.

As the years rolled by, Webber was to make a habit of out-qualifying and out-scoring his team mates.

For the 2003 season Webber moved to Jaguar Racing, the Ford-owned F1 team founded by Jackie and Paul Stewart. At the start of the season Webber was partnered by Antonia Pizzonia, a Brazilian driver who was nicknamed 'Jungle Boy' and who has since returned to the Amazon. Pizzonia proved unequal to the challenge and was fired mid-season, to be replaced by Justin Wilson.

Finishing the 2003 season with seventeen points and tenth place in the drivers championship was an extremely good performance for Webber, as recognised by him winning Autocar magazine's 'Driver Of The Year Award.'

The 2004 season was not a good one for Jaguar Racing. Their performance was way off the pace, and it was to be their last because Ford announced their withdrawal from F1. However, Webber scored...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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