Re: Goodbye and thanks Mr Webber!
My memories of Mark were all his qualifying laps throughout his early years for Jaguar and Williams - they were for the most part brilliant.
He would have got pole at Interlagos 2003 but for an over-eager late error. He also lined up 3rd at the Hungaroring.
In 2004, he qualified 2nd in Malaysia, but come the race he got a shocking start... Hey, hang on a minute there!
In 2005, he demolished Heidfeld at Williams, in qualifying anyway - Nick had the upper hand in races. Webber started 3rd at the Nurburgring which fuel-corrected would have put him on pole ahead of the McLarens and Renaults. Given Heidfeld finished only a few seconds off the win and Mark was far faster throughout, it's no wonder he called it "the one that got away". (He collided with Montoya at the first corner and was out)
2006 was more impressive in my view, especially Melbourne where he led and was on course to finish 3rd, and most of all Monaco where he drove on a knife-edge to race for the win in a straight fight with Alonso and Raikkonen, only to retire (for recent F1 fans, some cars used to experience mechanical failures during a race and not be able to finish - this was known as a "DNF" (Did Not Finish))
From 2007 onwards, he very impressively ran rings around DC in qualifying, and was 7th best qualifier in '07!
Goodbye and thanks Mr Webber!
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Originally Posted by edv
Enjoyed watching him in F1 these past years.
Oddly enough, my vivid memory of Webber will always be the LeMans Flip in the Mercedes.
God yeah I remember that well. Just watched a vid on YouTube of Webber talking about that crash and how he fought to try and keep the front end down as it started to lift! The fact he flipped on two occasions was horrifying. The Mercedes was very well built for the time regarding impact protection but the rear wings needed at least a bit of testing lol. Webbers team mate Peter Dumbreck had a spectacular flip too I seem to remember during that race. A lucky escape considering the car landed upside down on top of tree stumps.
Re: Goodbye and thanks Mr Webber!
There's been some good times watching him race. I will miss having him on the grid, hopefully he can win at Interlagos. It's a bit of a shame that F1 has been more about tyre preservation than driving flat out, because as jens mentioned, it is not Mark's greatest asset as a driver.
Re: Goodbye and thanks Mr Webber!
Re: Goodbye and thanks Mr Webber!
Loved him driving helmetless at the end.
Re: Goodbye and thanks Mr Webber!
Amazing. I have never seen that before. Does anyone know if that's going to earn him a fine?
Re: Goodbye and thanks Mr Webber!
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Amazing. I have never seen that before. Does anyone know if that's going to earn him a fine?
If the stewards have any sort of sense of humour they'll give him a 5-place grid penalty for the next race.
Re: Goodbye and thanks Mr Webber!
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Originally Posted by steveaki13
Amazing. I have never seen that before. Does anyone know if that's going to earn him a fine?
If the stewards have any sort of sense of humour they'll give him a 5-place grid penalty for the next race.
:laugh:
Re: Goodbye and thanks Mr Webber!
Loved Webber taking his helmet off at the end to feel the wind in his hair for the last time in an F1 car. Not a bad way to sign off his F1 career with an excellent second place. :)
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Originally Posted by henners88
Loved Webber taking his helmet off at the end to feel the wind in his hair for the last time in an F1 car. Not a bad way to sign off his F1 career with an excellent second place. :)
Good ending of a career.:) It is often sad that the last races of drivers end in disappointment - in crashes or in general invisibility. So for once it is good to see someone ending up on the podium fully knowing that this was indeed his last race and celebrate properly.:)
