Webber 'can't wait' to prove himself

I like the guy, he is very straight forward and a very­ good driver, but just didn't delivered the­ performance needed for championship. titles are not won­ by sparkles of briliance, they are won by that plus­ consistency. about his accidents, well, it's good­ he has a life outside formula 1 too.

Webber is in the same boat as Coulthard and Massa, they­ had a competitive team, wins under their belt , turns­ out they were all mouth no titles. He moaned that­ Vettel was getting preferential treatment, even though­ he was at RB for 2 full seasons before Vettel turned up­ and showed him ( and Coulthard) how it was supposed to­ be done.

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Webber isn`t rubbish, but he isn`t champ material­ either....he had a gilt-edged chance of the title in­ 2010....and threw it away, fading at the business end­ and little wonder, carrying a broken shoulder in the­ last few races due to another playtime accident and­ unforced errors on the track....Vettel did not have to­ be asked twice to grab the title.

I have no doubt Mark will rebound this year. As other­ commentators have already pointed out, a strong start­ is essential. I do find it sad so many people think­ he's rubbish, when a lesser driver would have­ simply given up half-way through the last season (and­ some plainly did). Not Webber, he was giving it his­ all, right down to the end.

Colin B, it looks like we are agreeing. We all like­ to see good racing. And I think Webber is still a­ great driver. The only issue if RB will let him race­ Vettel. Note that RB will replace Wbber in a minute­ if that will help them win. Also, if they are able to­ give preferencial treatment to Vettel as opposed to­ Webber, why do you think a new driver will not be­ relegated to the number 2 slot?

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Webbers lump on leg is nothing to brag­ about....just another playtime mishap and shows he is­ not focused on title....Vettel is.
In 2011 Webber let­ it be known he might leave RB....there was a resounding­ silence and absolutely no interest whatsoever from­ Ferrari as they already have a door-mat....he is called­ Massa.
If Vettel stays at RB then Webber has no chance­ of a title....end of.
Yours is wishful thinking,­ Lantrim and nothing to do with reality.

should be an interesting year...can't wait for the­ 1st test tomorrow

KMF of course I understand that but we all want to see­ the best racing. The more they change the rules to suit­ team orders the more it ruins the whole thing. It just­ so annoying seeing the same old rubbish getting another­ chance when there will likely be much better drivers­ ending up among the also rans at the tail end. Its just­ the way of F1 I suppose.

Colin B, of course you don't care who wins the­ constructor's title, but you are not RB. They­ care because that is how they make their money. So,­ if Webber and Vettel give them the best chance to win,­ they will keep them as their drivers.

I know Webber­ lost a great chance for the championship in 2010, but I­ still keep on hoping he can win one before he retires. ­ Is it likely? Maybe not, but until he retires, I­ will keep on hoping.

Lets not forget about Marks bike crash, anyone who has­ seen the lump on his leg, will know he's no loser!­ Vettel is at his best, however Ferrari given the­ chances of Webber services, would snap them up in a­ second. Every team needs a foundation a steady hand,­ Button, Schmacher and Webber all older drivers within­ established teams, with a chance of winning the­ championship.

Semere
I think you need to revisit 2010. Vettel­ actually started much faster and (probably) would have­ won the first two races without mechanical issues and­ it's the same for Korea.
That's easily 40­ points lost to mechanical failures.

KMF it is for the sake of entertainment that Id like to­ see the back of him. I personally dont give a @#$% what­ team wins the constructors or who helps who win the­ drivers title. At least at McLaren it is opened up for­ both drivers to give it their all and not worry about­ what the other ones doing. Im fed up seeing him walk­ around with a long face blaming everything that goes­ wrong on someone else. He just doesnt make the grade­ after all these years.

2010 was his only chance at getting a championship ­ and he fluffed it, what makes him think that anything­ has changed other than now his team mate is a double­ world champion?

Colin B, you are not making any sense. Why will RB­ get rid of him? They won both championships with the­ lineup they have so why will they want to make a­ change? Webber is a good driver, but as Semere said,­ if he wants to win the championship, he needs to begin­ strong if not the team will coalesce behind Vettel.

We've given up waiting on you years ago. You are­ only Vettels rear gunner. Red Bull should have got rid­ of him.

I just wonder what would have happened with 2011 if­ Webber had won the title 2 years ago (mind you he was­ very close but blew it in korea), if vettel can­ dominate in that way then why not Webber? He was­ performing much better in the first half of the season­ than Vettel but unfortunately for him Vettel matured­ too quickly later on. Webber needs to hit the ground­ running and assert his authority over Vettel otherwise­ he'll remain second fiddle to Vettel for the­ forseeable future : )

Yes Mark....since the business end of 2010 season we­ have been waiting for you to `prove yourself` and­ no....you can`t say RB/Vettel throwing you a `bun` by­ letting you win in Brazil 2011 is proving­ yourself....lets face it `cobber`, the only way you or­ anyone else has a chance in 2012 against Vettel`s 3rd­ title is if you can take points off­ him....erham.....might as well give him it now!