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9842_110	achieving two podium results and retiring four times.
9842_111	For 2001, he moved to the Benetton Formula-affiliated, reigning teams' champions Super Nova Racing,
9842_112	replacing Nicolas Minassian. Webber, the title favourite, tended to overestimate the Lola car's
9842_113	grip whilst combining F3000 racing with regular access to F1 vehicles for testing. Webber won at
9842_114	Imola, Monaco and Magny-Cours and was second at the Nürburgring. Four consecutive retirements in
9842_115	the final four rounds prevented him from winning the championship, and he scored 39 points,
9842_116	finishing runner-up to Justin Wilson.
9842_117	Formula One career (1999–2013)
9842_118	Testing (1999–2001)
9842_119	Webber made his F1 test debut with the Arrows team in a two-day session organised by Stoddart at
9842_120	the Circuit de Catalunya in December 1999. Plans to drive the Arrows A21 car at Silverstone in July
9842_121	2000 was cancelled, when he and Stoddart rejected a binding contract for from team owner Tom
9842_122	Walkinshaw. Webber received a three-day evaluation test at Estoril two months later following talks
9842_123	with Benetton. After that, Webber and his legal team agreed terms with Benetton team owner Flavio
9842_124	Briatore to be Benetton's test and reserve driver. He developed the car for racers Jenson Button
9842_125	and Giancarlo Fisichella for 2001 and would replace one of them if they got ill or injured. Webber
9842_126	tested frequently for Benetton and helped to improve the team's performance for the season's end.
9842_127	He joined Briatore's managerial stable in May 2001 on a ten-year contract when Neal said that she
9842_128	wanted to step back from driver management.
9842_129	Minardi and Jaguar (2002–2004)
9842_130	Ron Walker and telecommunications company Telstra successfully lobbied for Webber to replace
9842_131	Fernando Alonso at Minardi for the first three races of the season. Webber's Minardi PS02-Asiatech
9842_132	car was underdeveloped and he was barely able to fit inside it due to his height. He hoped to
9842_133	become experienced enough to make progress in F1. He qualified 18th for the season-opening and
9842_134	finished fifth following a plethora of first-lap retirements in his debut race. Stoddart
9842_135	consequently retained Webber for the rest of the season. At the four races later, Webber and his
9842_136	teammate Alex Yoong were withdrawn from the race due to three wing failures during practice. He
9842_137	outperformed Yoong and the latter's two-race replacement Anthony Davidson since he was the only
9842_138	Minardi driver using power steering due to budgetary constraints. Webber frequently beat the Arrows
9842_139	and Toyota teams, and his best result for the rest of the season was eighth at the . Webber was
9842_140	16th overall with two points.
9842_141	In 2002, Webber's management were concerned about Minardi's financial situation. They arranged a
9842_142	test session and evaluation in the more powerful Jaguar R3 in mid-2002. Toyota and Jaguar were
9842_143	interested in Webber, but he joined Jaguar in November 2002, replacing the aging Eddie Irvine.
9842_144	Webber was underprepared as his Jaguar R4 car had a highly unreliable Cosworth V10 engine and
9842_145	rapidly wearing rear tyres. At the season's third round, the , he qualified a season-high third
9842_146	but crashed after losing grip driving through water to cool his tyres late in the rain-affected
9842_147	race. Webber scored points seven times in 2003 with his best result being three sixth-places for
9842_148	10th in the Drivers' Championship with 17 points. Webber crashed less frequently than he had done
9842_149	in F3000, and his qualifying and race pace saw him outperform both Antônio Pizzonia and Wilson. He
9842_150	was touted as a future star despite poor reliability and a weak car package.
9842_151	Webber was offered a five-year extension to his contract but signed a two-year extension instead.
9842_152	During the season, Webber contributed to the Jaguar R5's technical development and was consistent
9842_153	year-round, extracting extra car performance and regularly outperforming his Red Bull-backed
9842_154	teammate Christian Klien. He drove the underperforming and unreliable R5 vehicle causing him to
9842_155	retire from 8 out of 18 races. However, Webber scored points four times with a season-high start of
9842_156	second at the and a best finish of sixth at the . He placed 13th overall with 7 points.
9842_157	Williams (2005–2006)
9842_158	Frank Williams, the Williams team owner, was interested in Webber and he and Neal thought driving
9842_159	for the team would advance his career. Webber activated a performance clause that released him from
9842_160	Jaguar if an improved offer came along. Williams released Sauber driver Fisichella from his
9842_161	contract with the team and Webber was signed by Williams to replace Fisichella for . He was granted
9842_162	an early release from Jaguar following the season-ending so he could test for Williams, and
9842_163	prepared for the season by doing fitness training with cyclist Lance Armstrong at a training camp
9842_164	in Texas.
9842_165	Webber replaced the Toyota-bound Ralf Schumacher at Williams, and was joined by Nick Heidfeld for
9842_166	most of the season and Pizzonia for the final five races following injury to Heidfeld. The Williams
9842_167	FW27 car was aerodynamically poor due to incorrectly calibrated wind tunnels, lacked race speed and
9842_168	was poor starting, seeing him lose positions after qualifying well. In a pre-season test session in
9842_169	mid-February, he sustained a broken left-side rib and damaged rib cartilage when he did not
9842_170	exercise correctly prior to driving. In the first two races of the season he competed on
9842_171	painkillers prescribed to him by FIA medical director Gary Hartstein to manage the pain from these
9842_172	injuries. Webber finished third in Monaco for his first F1 podium finish and tallied points in ten
9842_173	races in 2005. His best start was second in Spain and qualified within the top five in the first
9842_174	seven rounds. Webber was involved in five race collisions and burnt his right hip in France due to
9842_175	heat generated by an failed external electronics box penetrating his car's cockpit. He was 10th in
9842_176	the Drivers' Championship with 36 points, admitting that his reputation faltered. Webber
9842_177	out-qualified Heidfeld nine times, beat him six times and out-qualifying Pizzonia five times that
9842_178	season.
9842_179	Although informed by Frank Williams and technical director Patrick Head of his poor performance,
9842_180	Webber remained at Williams for since no other driver wanted to drive for the team. He became
9842_181	distant from Williams and disliked its management because he expected to feel comfortable there; he
9842_182	stayed with the team because he felt "there was something left" and was loyal to Williams, and
9842_183	rejected an offer to join the BMW Sauber team. Webber's teammate that year was GP2 Series champion
9842_184	Nico Rosberg. His FW28 car ran Bridgestone tyres and a Cosworth V8 engine after BMW ended its
9842_185	partnership with Williams and purchased the Sauber team. His unreliable, under-powered car retired
9842_186	inside the top three in both Australia and Monaco early in 2006. Webber was 14th overall tallying 7
9842_187	points; his best results were two sixth places in Bahrain and San Marino.
9842_188	Red Bull Racing (2007–2013)
9842_189	2007–2009
9842_190	Webber did not re-sign with the team after he was offered less money for a two-year contract.
9842_191	Webber became disillusioned with F1 because their press relations would not let competitors speak
9842_192	freely to the press. Briatore directed Webber to the Red Bull Racing team; they became interested
9842_193	in the team after they purchased Jaguar in late 2004 and signed world championship-winning
9842_194	technical director Adrian Newey to design the RB3-Renault car. His switch from Williams to Red Bull
9842_195	was confirmed in August 2006, replacing Klien and partnering the experienced David Coulthard. His
9842_196	move to Red Bull had been surprising as it was formed to promote young drivers and the drinks
9842_197	company.
9842_198	Before the season, Webber enquired about Red Bull adviser and junior formula team owner Helmut
9842_199	Marko for his treatment of young drivers and was told by team principal Christian Horner to obey
9842_200	Marko to avoid conflict. The RB3 proved to be a quick but unreliable car, causing Webber to retire
9842_201	seven times during the season. He scored his first points of 2007 when he finished seventh in the
9842_202	United States and took his second career podium finish with a third-place finish at the three
9842_203	races later. Webber scored once more that year with another seventh place at the . He was on course
9842_204	to finish well at the rain-affected until Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel crashed into the rear of
9842_205	his car behind the safety car, eliminating both drivers from the race. Webber tallied 10 points for
9842_206	12th overall and beat his teammate Coulthard 15 times in qualifying.
9842_207	Webber remained at Red Bull for the season and was again joined by Coulthard, driving a more
9842_208	reliable RB4 car equipped with a new reliable gearbox and a heavier front. Webber frequently
9842_209	qualified well and scored points at nine of the season's 18 rounds. He occasionally outperformed

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achieving two podium results and retiring four times.

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For 2001, he moved to the Benetton Formula-affiliated, reigning teams' champions Super Nova Racing,

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replacing Nicolas Minassian. Webber, the title favourite, tended to overestimate the Lola car's

9842_113

grip whilst combining F3000 racing with regular access to F1 vehicles for testing. Webber won at

9842_114

Imola, Monaco and Magny-Cours and was second at the Nürburgring. Four consecutive retirements in

9842_115

the final four rounds prevented him from winning the championship, and he scored 39 points,

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finishing runner-up to Justin Wilson.

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Formula One career (1999–2013)

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Testing (1999–2001)

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Webber made his F1 test debut with the Arrows team in a two-day session organised by Stoddart at

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the Circuit de Catalunya in December 1999. Plans to drive the Arrows A21 car at Silverstone in July

9842_121

2000 was cancelled, when he and Stoddart rejected a binding contract for from team owner Tom

9842_122

Walkinshaw. Webber received a three-day evaluation test at Estoril two months later following talks

9842_123

with Benetton. After that, Webber and his legal team agreed terms with Benetton team owner Flavio

9842_124

Briatore to be Benetton's test and reserve driver. He developed the car for racers Jenson Button

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and Giancarlo Fisichella for 2001 and would replace one of them if they got ill or injured. Webber

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tested frequently for Benetton and helped to improve the team's performance for the season's end.

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He joined Briatore's managerial stable in May 2001 on a ten-year contract when Neal said that she

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wanted to step back from driver management.

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Minardi and Jaguar (2002–2004)

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Ron Walker and telecommunications company Telstra successfully lobbied for Webber to replace

9842_131

Fernando Alonso at Minardi for the first three races of the season. Webber's Minardi PS02-Asiatech

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car was underdeveloped and he was barely able to fit inside it due to his height. He hoped to

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become experienced enough to make progress in F1. He qualified 18th for the season-opening and

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finished fifth following a plethora of first-lap retirements in his debut race. Stoddart

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consequently retained Webber for the rest of the season. At the four races later, Webber and his

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teammate Alex Yoong were withdrawn from the race due to three wing failures during practice. He

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outperformed Yoong and the latter's two-race replacement Anthony Davidson since he was the only

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Minardi driver using power steering due to budgetary constraints. Webber frequently beat the Arrows

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and Toyota teams, and his best result for the rest of the season was eighth at the . Webber was

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16th overall with two points.

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In 2002, Webber's management were concerned about Minardi's financial situation. They arranged a

9842_142

test session and evaluation in the more powerful Jaguar R3 in mid-2002. Toyota and Jaguar were

9842_143

interested in Webber, but he joined Jaguar in November 2002, replacing the aging Eddie Irvine.

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Webber was underprepared as his Jaguar R4 car had a highly unreliable Cosworth V10 engine and

9842_145

rapidly wearing rear tyres. At the season's third round, the , he qualified a season-high third

9842_146

but crashed after losing grip driving through water to cool his tyres late in the rain-affected

9842_147

race. Webber scored points seven times in 2003 with his best result being three sixth-places for

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10th in the Drivers' Championship with 17 points. Webber crashed less frequently than he had done

9842_149

in F3000, and his qualifying and race pace saw him outperform both Antônio Pizzonia and Wilson. He

9842_150

was touted as a future star despite poor reliability and a weak car package.

9842_151

Webber was offered a five-year extension to his contract but signed a two-year extension instead.

9842_152

During the season, Webber contributed to the Jaguar R5's technical development and was consistent

9842_153

year-round, extracting extra car performance and regularly outperforming his Red Bull-backed

9842_154

teammate Christian Klien. He drove the underperforming and unreliable R5 vehicle causing him to

9842_155

retire from 8 out of 18 races. However, Webber scored points four times with a season-high start of

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second at the and a best finish of sixth at the . He placed 13th overall with 7 points.

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Williams (2005–2006)

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Frank Williams, the Williams team owner, was interested in Webber and he and Neal thought driving

9842_159

for the team would advance his career. Webber activated a performance clause that released him from

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Jaguar if an improved offer came along. Williams released Sauber driver Fisichella from his

9842_161

contract with the team and Webber was signed by Williams to replace Fisichella for . He was granted

9842_162

an early release from Jaguar following the season-ending so he could test for Williams, and

9842_163

prepared for the season by doing fitness training with cyclist Lance Armstrong at a training camp

9842_164

in Texas.

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Webber replaced the Toyota-bound Ralf Schumacher at Williams, and was joined by Nick Heidfeld for

9842_166

most of the season and Pizzonia for the final five races following injury to Heidfeld. The Williams

9842_167

FW27 car was aerodynamically poor due to incorrectly calibrated wind tunnels, lacked race speed and

9842_168

was poor starting, seeing him lose positions after qualifying well. In a pre-season test session in

9842_169

mid-February, he sustained a broken left-side rib and damaged rib cartilage when he did not

9842_170

exercise correctly prior to driving. In the first two races of the season he competed on

9842_171

painkillers prescribed to him by FIA medical director Gary Hartstein to manage the pain from these

9842_172

injuries. Webber finished third in Monaco for his first F1 podium finish and tallied points in ten

9842_173

races in 2005. His best start was second in Spain and qualified within the top five in the first

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seven rounds. Webber was involved in five race collisions and burnt his right hip in France due to

9842_175

heat generated by an failed external electronics box penetrating his car's cockpit. He was 10th in

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the Drivers' Championship with 36 points, admitting that his reputation faltered. Webber

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out-qualified Heidfeld nine times, beat him six times and out-qualifying Pizzonia five times that

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season.

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Although informed by Frank Williams and technical director Patrick Head of his poor performance,

9842_180

Webber remained at Williams for since no other driver wanted to drive for the team. He became

9842_181

distant from Williams and disliked its management because he expected to feel comfortable there; he

9842_182

stayed with the team because he felt "there was something left" and was loyal to Williams, and

9842_183

rejected an offer to join the BMW Sauber team. Webber's teammate that year was GP2 Series champion

9842_184

Nico Rosberg. His FW28 car ran Bridgestone tyres and a Cosworth V8 engine after BMW ended its

9842_185

partnership with Williams and purchased the Sauber team. His unreliable, under-powered car retired

9842_186

inside the top three in both Australia and Monaco early in 2006. Webber was 14th overall tallying 7

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points; his best results were two sixth places in Bahrain and San Marino.

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Red Bull Racing (2007–2013)

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2007–2009

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Webber did not re-sign with the team after he was offered less money for a two-year contract.

9842_191

Webber became disillusioned with F1 because their press relations would not let competitors speak

9842_192

freely to the press. Briatore directed Webber to the Red Bull Racing team; they became interested

9842_193

in the team after they purchased Jaguar in late 2004 and signed world championship-winning

9842_194

technical director Adrian Newey to design the RB3-Renault car. His switch from Williams to Red Bull

9842_195

was confirmed in August 2006, replacing Klien and partnering the experienced David Coulthard. His

9842_196

move to Red Bull had been surprising as it was formed to promote young drivers and the drinks

9842_197

company.

9842_198

Before the season, Webber enquired about Red Bull adviser and junior formula team owner Helmut

9842_199

Marko for his treatment of young drivers and was told by team principal Christian Horner to obey

9842_200

Marko to avoid conflict. The RB3 proved to be a quick but unreliable car, causing Webber to retire

9842_201

seven times during the season. He scored his first points of 2007 when he finished seventh in the

9842_202

United States and took his second career podium finish with a third-place finish at the three

9842_203

races later. Webber scored once more that year with another seventh place at the . He was on course

9842_204

to finish well at the rain-affected until Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel crashed into the rear of

9842_205

his car behind the safety car, eliminating both drivers from the race. Webber tallied 10 points for

9842_206

12th overall and beat his teammate Coulthard 15 times in qualifying.

9842_207

Webber remained at Red Bull for the season and was again joined by Coulthard, driving a more

9842_208

reliable RB4 car equipped with a new reliable gearbox and a heavier front. Webber frequently

9842_209

qualified well and scored points at nine of the season's 18 rounds. He occasionally outperformed