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Old 27-06-2013, 06:52 PM
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F1 News - Mark Webber to retire from F1. Return to Le Mans for Porsche

Mark Webber has announced he will retire from F1 at the end of this season.
He will spearhead Porsche's return to World Endurance Championship and Le Mans 24 Hour racing in 2014.

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http://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorspo...627-2ozs1.html

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Old 27-06-2013, 07:25 PM
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I was kind of expecting considering that he is 36 now.

Wonder who will replace him. Rumor has it that it might be Kimi.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108303
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Or possibly Porsche! (OP subsequently corrected)


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Old 27-06-2013, 07:53 PM
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BBC reports -

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Originally Posted by Andrew Benson BBC
Webber is 37 this August, an age that, for a Formula 1 driver, he has admitted is "long in the tooth in some people's eyes". He also recognised that, even if he stayed on for another year, his time in the sport was running out.

Webber could have gone to another top team - at least one approached him - but he felt that would be the wrong thing to do.

For one thing, Red Bull has produced the fastest car in F1 since 2009. For another, he decided against a move to Ferrari last year partly because he felt that the effort of getting used to a new environment was not worth it given of his limited time left in the sport.
Story here -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23074108

In a story by Peter McKay in the Sydney Morning Herald on 21 April this year -
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Originally Posted by Peter McKay
He (Mark Webber) owns Porsches, and is a huge fan of the brand. I wouldn't rule out a future at Porsche, perhaps in an ambassadorial role. For years, Jackie Stewart had been banging on to Webber to align himself with a manufacturer beyond his racing career.
Going from a F1 career reportedly paying €10m a year making him the second highest paid Australian sports person, wise advice.
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