Analysing Mark Webber’s Impact on F1 as Australian Retires

The Brazilian Grand Prix marks the end of the road for one of Formula One’s true nice guys as Mark Webber hangs up his F1 helmet after a distinguished career. Having gotten to know Webber closely during my time working with Jaguar Racing in 2003 and 2004, I, for one, will be sad to see him go. Yet as a completely impartial observer, can Webber’s long 12-year stint in the sport really be classified as a success? Webber came close to winning the world title in 2010, only to be pipped by teammate and long-term rival Sebastian Vettel in the final race. Since then, he has spent three seasons chasing the young German’s tale and has never been as close. The Aussie’s CV on the face of it makes for pretty good reading, and i...

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