Webber has op on broken leg

Eurosport - Sun, 23 Nov 06:30:00 2008

Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber has undergone surgery after he broke his right leg in a cycling crash during his own outdoor adventure event in Tasmania.

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Webber, 32, who drives for the Red Bull team, was cycling near Port Arthur in southern Tasmania when he collided with a vehicle.

Webber was competing in his own charity event, the Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge, a 250-kilometre (155-mile) challenge using mountain bikes, kayaks and trekking, when the accident happened.

"The surgery is complete, a pin inserted and the recovery begins," Event Director Geoff Donohue confirmed.

Despite reports of more serious injuries, including possible multiple bone fractures, Donohue said the broken leg is the Red Bull driver's only problem.

"He has a little bit of a graze on his left forearm, but he has had full scans and everything else is clear," he said of Webber. "He'll be in hospital for at least three days, for sure under a week."

Webber was airlifted from the scene near Port Arthur to the Royal Hobart Hospital, and later transferred to Hobart Private Hospital.

It is understood he will be out of action for at least six weeks, with Donohue confirming that Webber will surely miss Red Bull's scheduled test at Jerez next month.

"He might miss out on a little bit of testing but at this stage that's about all," he said.

F1 Live / / Eurosport

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  1. Once again YAHOO are doing nothing to control the content of the comments submitted to their message boards. Please get the messages not referring to the subject of the report OFF, it only adds to frustration of the true fans of Formula 1.

    From haydon649@..., on Sat 29 Nov 8:31AM

  2. don't be worried as nobody ever bothers to read the silly long ranting

    From Lucie D, on Mon 24 Nov 8:07AM

  3. gregten2003....you are a khunt

    From R, on Sun 23 Nov 10:15PM

  4. hello my little f1 bum chums it marnio here from peru.
    mr hamiltons son say he stay with mclaren men for life. that nice for him but what do mclaren men say? you see mclaren is now german owned. the parent company is the mercedes benz which is the german. the engine is the german engine. everything about the team is the german. mr hamiltons son now the swiss gentleman he eat much cheese and sings in the morning at mountains. mr hamiltons father is also now the swiss man. in fact there nothing british about this team at all. even the man who tidy up the garage after the race has moved to switzerland with his mother. switzerland is owned by the german. my friends the whole team is GERMAN - and guess what - so is mr glock. now you see why the time stand still for mr glock on the last lap. like he in the time warp. not even the people abducted by the alien lose the amount of time he lost on that last lap. IT IS A DISGRACE!!!

    From , on Sun 23 Nov 4:04PM

  5. I cant believe how pathetic half of you are! You make him sound like hes a murderer or summink bad like that!
    You need 2 calm dwn tbh!

    From gerri.marris@..., on Sun 23 Nov 12:29PM

  6. well at least he came first in something .
    first f1 driver to have an accident in this years off season ...

    but best of luck with the leg dude and i hope that it doesnt cramp your driving style to much or have any long term effects

    From piers, on Sun 23 Nov 11:50AM

  7. If u ain't got anything positive to say, F*** off. Get well soon Mark.

    From andrew.souter@..., on Sun 23 Nov 10:58AM

  8. WELL HE HAS PROBALLY DONE THIS ON PURPOSE, HE HAS BEEN SPROUTING OFF OVER THE YEARS ABOUT THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE TRACK AND NEXT SEASON HE HAS A VERY GOOD DRIVER JOINING HIM AT RED BULL, SEBASTIAN VETTEL HAS PROBALY SCARED HIM, THE THOUGHT OF BEING BLOWN AWAY BY THIS YOUNG GERMAN WAS TO MUCH FOR POOR WEBBER.

    From M, on Sun 23 Nov 10:07AM

  9. i see his cycle riding skills are not any better than his F1 driving skills, anyway get better soon mark, otherwise lweis wont have enough people to lap

    From Bev, on Sun 23 Nov 5:05AM

  10. @#$% happens!!!!

    From ian b, on Sat 22 Nov 10:58PM

  11. I hadn't realized that this was kindergarten korner. Boy are there some childish comments here. Wishing someone a broken neck is imbecilic. Perhaps you can tell the rest of us when you can finally change your own diapers.

    From jcheffings, on Sat 22 Nov 10:53PM

  12. never mind,the blokes a @#$% anyway,shame he didnt break his neck

    From ian b, on Sat 22 Nov 10:41PM

  13. Why on gods earth would anyone want to support Hendon football club? Where the hell is Hendon???
    If you think cars are just to get from a to b, you really are a sad muppet!

    From secrohavin, on Sat 22 Nov 10:01PM

  14. Has anbody ever thought of supporting Hendon football club ?
    Please forget this motor racing rubbish. Cars are for getting from A to B why waste petrol just because it's come down in price.

    From Nicholas, on Sat 22 Nov 9:35PM

  15. Let us break his other leg next year!!!

    From Rashid, on Sat 22 Nov 7:42PM

  16. azasworld: If you wanna visit this site then I'm afraid you have to put up with him + a whole load of other idiots. Sorry.

    From BigBill, on Sat 22 Nov 7:36PM

  17. marnio from peru
    this article is about the current state of mark webber after his accident (get well soon) not the state of the uk. mr hammiltons son by the way is also known as lewis. thanks for your remarks you clever person

    From AaranC, on Sat 22 Nov 7:20PM

  18. yeah sincere best wishes to M Webber and please get well soon you are a hell of a driver always honest and a good character for F1. You'll be missed no doubt.

    From AndJustice4All, on Sat 22 Nov 7:19PM

  19. I met Mark in Montreal, and he is a really good guy. He is funny and very friendly, best wishes for a quick recovery.

    From PING, on Sat 22 Nov 6:41PM

  20. hello my little f1 bum chums it marnio here from peru.
    mr hamiltons son say he stay with mclaren men for life. that nice for him but what do mclaren men say? you see mclaren is now german owned. the parent company is the mercedes benz which is the german. the engine is the german engine. everything about the team is the german. mr hamiltons son now the swiss gentleman he eat much cheese and sings in the morning at mountains. mr hamiltons father is also now the swiss man. in fact there nothing british about this team at all. even the man who tidy up the garage after the race has moved to switzerland with his mother. switzerland is owned by the german. my friends the whole team is GERMAN - and guess what - so is mr glock. now you see why the time stand still for mr glock on the last lap. like he in the time warp. not even the people abducted by the alien lose the amount of time he lost on that last lap. IT IS A DISGRACE!!!

    From , on Sat 22 Nov 6:32PM
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