Who is Mark Webber?
Mark Webber is a retired Australian racing driver who won nine Formula One Grands Prix, mostly with the Red Bull Racing team. He later won the World Endurance Championship with Porsche in 2015.
Webber was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, in 1976. He moved to Europe to pursue a racing career and made his Formula One debut with the Minardi team at the 2002 Australian Grand Prix, finishing fifth in a famous result for the small team.
He later drove for Jaguar and Williams before joining Red Bull Racing in 2007. With Red Bull, he won nine races, including the Monaco Grand Prix twice, in 2010 and 2012, and the British Grand Prix.
Rivalry and endurance racing
Webber's time at Red Bull was marked by a tense rivalry with teammate Sebastian Vettel, who won four world championships. In 2010, Webber was in contention for the title until the final race.
After leaving Formula One in 2013, Webber joined Porsche in the World Endurance Championship. In 2015, he and his teammates won the drivers' title.
Since retiring, Webber has worked as a commentator and driver manager, including managing fellow Australian Oscar Piastri. He is known for his straight-talking style, captured in his phrase not bad for a number two driver after winning the 2010 British Grand Prix.