Editorial Ranking 2013: Mark Webber (8th)
To definitively close the 2013 season and move towards 2014, the MotorsInside editorial team invites you to look back on its ten best drivers of the past season. We continue our climb in this Top 10 with Mark Webber in eighth position.
Ses statistiques
3rd in the overall ranking
199 points
0 win
8 podiums
5 best tricks
Best qualification: 1st (Japan / Abu Dhabi)
Best finish: 2nd (Brazil / Abu Dhabi / Japan / Great Britain / Malaysia)
His season
In Formula 1, the first point of comparison is your teammate. In this regard, Mark Webber’s 2013 season seems quite lackluster compared to the unchallenged domination exerted by his teammate. Nevertheless, as he closes the F1 chapter of his career, Mark Webber can be proud of the journey he has made since the 2002 Australian Grand Prix at the wheel of a modest Minardi. Webber has 9 victories, 13 poles, and 42 podiums.
In 2013, he did not manage to secure a 10th victory that seemed “promised” to him in Malaysia. He could have clinched a final victory at Silverstone, a circuit that had been quite favorable to him in the past. Despite a mediocre start—a recurring issue—the Red Bull driver took advantage of the safety car’s appearance to climb up the ranks but remained behind Rosberg’s Mercedes.
If he does not manage to beat Vettel on Sunday, the one nicknamed Aussie Grit will have nonetheless achieved two pole positions at the end of the season and secured 8 podiums, including one in Brazil for his last Grand Prix. Looking back in the history of the sport, few have had the chance to taste champagne when saying farewell to the grand circus of Formula 1.
Fatigue can undoubtedly explain Mark Webber’s lackluster season, as he was also more frequently hit by bad luck, such as during the qualifying session in China. 2013 is not Webber’s best season, but he proved that he still had the level to compete with the fastest drivers on the grid. He leaves with his head held high and at the right moment, avoiding overstaying his welcome.
Translate: The editorial opinion: Antoine Maricot highlights the fact that Webber is leaving F1 at the right time, adding that even though the numbers are not in his favor in his duel with Sebastian Vettel, the Australian still had a more than decent season and finishes on the world championship podium before joining Porsche in Endurance.
Sarah Nuyens highlights the third place achieved in the World Drivers’ Championship. For Sarah, « Webber gave his best until the end and he will be greatly missed in the F1 world. His last race and farewell were particularly touching.
On the other hand, the tall Australian will not be missed by Fabien Gaillard, who places him just in his top 10: « Even though he hasn’t always underperformed and bad luck played a role in some poor performances, his season was extremely disappointing, and his place in my ranking is only due to a season end more in line with expectations.
placed in him with some interesting races. The farewells were beautiful but I will not cry for Webber, »
The highlight of his season: what the editorial team will remember about Mark Webber in 2013 is his farewell lap at the end of the Brazilian Grand Prix. A victory lap done without a helmet, a rare image that will remain as one of the defining moments of Mark Webber’s season but also of the championship as a whole. All the best, Mark!
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