News about Mark Webber

Vettel, the German star, made the leap to become world champion in 2010 through Red Bull's youth program, before Australia Webber was brought into the team, creating tension between the two teams. Tensions between the two teams finally came to an end in 2013 when Vettel ignored team orders to overtake in the Malaysian Grand Prix's late stages, and Webber was the team's youngest driver. The German was keen to kick off the season right and win his fourth title in a row, but the Aussies won by overtaking the German. In an interview, Horner recalled a chat with the monarch about the day in Kuala Lumpur.

As the tale surrounding Oscar Piastri's employment rages, McLaren boss Zak Brown has fired back at Alpine chief Otmar Szafnauer, arguing he should not be'making ethics' allegations. As the 21-year-old continues to be linked to a transfer to McLaren to replace fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo next season, Szafanuer accused Piastri, the Alpine reserve driver, of'lacking credibility' on Saturday. Szafnauer told NewsCorp on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday, "My wish for Oscar was that he had a bit more credibility."

As the controversy over the driver's future rumbles on, Alpine team chief Otmar Szafnauer has accused Oscar Piastri of'lacking legitimacy.' The 21-year-old Australian is the current Alpine reserve driver, and has been dubbed the world champion in Formula 2 and Formula 3 over the past two seasons. Mark Webber, a former Red Bull fighter, has been piastri's boss, and has been heavily associated with a move to McLaren to replace fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo.