 Continuing with Jaguar in 2004 , Webber qualified sixth for the first race of the season , the Australian Grand Prix , but faced his second consecutive retirement from his home race , this time as a result of a gearbox failure . At the following race , the Malaysian Grand Prix , Webber produced the best qualifying performance of his career up to that point by splitting the dominant Ferraris to line up second on the grid . The race was less rewarding with a near @-@ stall at the start meaning he was well outside the top 10 by the time the cars reached turn 1 . An aggressive lap saw him move up to ninth place but during an exciting battle with Ralf Schumacher , they collided , forcing Webber to pit with damage to his front wing and tyre . In his desperation to make up for the lost time , Webber exceeded the pitlane speed limit and was handed a drive @-@ through penalty which left him even further behind . More frustration eventually led to the end of his race as he spun into the gravel trap on the outside of the final corner on lap 23 . 
