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Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: Lorry on October 13, 2016, 04:41:32 pm

Title: Mark Webber retires
Post by: Lorry on October 13, 2016, 04:41:32 pm
He'll hang up his helmet at the end of the season, to become a Porsche "Special
Representative"

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/motorsports/porsche-mark-webber-quits-racing-career-end-representative-motorsports-13050.html
Title: Re: Mark Webber retires
Post by: mgmark on October 16, 2016, 11:52:23 am
Doubtless good reasons to do so, but a shame to see him leaving the cockpit.

MG Mark
Title: Re: Mark Webber retires
Post by: jimclark on October 16, 2016, 05:45:46 pm
One never knows...'might not be "forever'.... ;)
Title: Re: Mark Webber retires
Post by: Doris on October 18, 2016, 09:57:51 am
Maybe he's making space in the team for his good mate Jenson Button...

Dx
Title: Re: Mark Webber retires
Post by: Werner on October 18, 2016, 01:35:19 pm
Quote from: Doris on October 18, 2016, 09:57:51 am
Maybe he's making space in the team for his good mate Jenson Button...

Dx

I doubt that Porsche needs to add more drivers to it's LMP team to fill the gap which Webber will leave. With former Le Mans winners Bamber and Tandy their squad is well stocked ...
Title: Re: Mark Webber retires
Post by: Barry on October 18, 2016, 02:16:35 pm
Quote from: Werner on October 18, 2016, 01:35:19 pm
Quote from: Doris on October 18, 2016, 09:57:51 am
Maybe he's making space in the team for his good mate Jenson Button...

Dx

I doubt that Porsche needs to add more drivers to it's LMP team to fill the gap which Webber will leave. With former Le Mans winners Bamber and Tandy their squad is well stocked ...

True, but they did get an awful lot of publicity outside the world of sports car racing by having a well known former F1 driver in the team.
Hulkenberg might also be in the mix to return.
Title: Re: Mark Webber retires
Post by: Werner on October 18, 2016, 02:31:11 pm
Quote from: Barry on October 18, 2016, 02:16:35 pm
Quote from: Werner on October 18, 2016, 01:35:19 pm
Quote from: Doris on October 18, 2016, 09:57:51 am
Maybe he's making space in the team for his good mate Jenson Button...

Dx

I doubt that Porsche needs to add more drivers to it's LMP team to fill the gap which Webber will leave. With former Le Mans winners Bamber and Tandy their squad is well stocked ...

True, but they did get an awful lot of publicity outside the world of sports car racing by having a well known former F1 driver in the team.
Hulkenberg might also be in the mix to return.

Would love to see Hülkenberg back in Le Mans, but Porsche and Audi have both already ruled out a third car for 2017 and the Hulk has just recently signed up for Renault in F1 for the next 2 years.
Title: Re: Mark Webber retires
Post by: Kev_mk3 on October 20, 2016, 01:40:22 pm
I love Webber sad times he is leaving the sport as a driver
Title: Re: Mark Webber retires
Post by: Landy_Jon on October 20, 2016, 07:15:09 pm
MW in Bahrain 2 years ago:

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