Mark Webber
Mark Webber drove the dominant RB7 in 2011, taking fifth in Australia and crashing out in Italy.
Mark Webber is an Australian former Formula One driver who drove for Red Bull Racing from 2007 to 2013. In the 2011 season, he drove the Red Bull RB7 alongside defending champion Sebastian Vettel.
- Status
- Retired from Formula 1
- Key Achievement
- 9 Grand Prix Victories with the team
Lore & Background
Webber drove the RB7 for the third year running with Red Bull Racing. He finished fifth in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The RB7 only failed to finish in the top five twice in 2011, one of which was when Webber crashed out of the Italian Grand Prix.
In Their Own Story
The Malaysian sun hammered down on Sepang, turning the pit lane into a furnace of burnt rubber and high-octane tension. Inside the cockpit, Mark Webber's knuckles were bone-white against the carbon fiber wheel; in his mirror, Sebastian Vettel's engine whined like a predator closing in. This was the dangerous waltz that defined an era: two drivers, one car, and a championship hanging by a thread. There was no room for sentimentality here, only the brutal calculus of apex speeds and braking points. Webber pushed until the tires screamed in protest, fighting every fraction of a second to carve out a legacy, knowing the younger man behind him would stop at nothing to overtake.
Reader's Guide
It states that Vettel won the Drivers' Championship and Red Bull won the Constructors' Championship, but Webber's individual standing is not mentioned.
Did You Know?
- Webber drove the RB7 for the third consecutive season with Red Bull Racing.
- Webber finished fifth in the 2011 Australian Grand Prix in the RB7.
- Webber crashed out of the 2011 Italian Grand Prix in the RB7.
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