Mark Webber retrospective

[eytl]

Hi everyone,

As well as our upcoming 2013 season review (and our traditional season review / Christmas / new year podcast - don't hold your breath, it won't be coming until sometime between Christmas and new year at the earliest), one thing to look out for in the coming days is a Mark Webber retrospective series of pictures on the main page of the site. It's been a while since we've done a series of retro pics, and it seemed to be a good idea.

If you have suggestions for:

• races you would like to see included
• incidents you would like to see included
• specific pictures you would like to see included

then leave a comment below. I can't guarantee that every suggestion will be incorporated though - there's only 84 days to the start of the 2014 season!

Cheers,
Enoch

[Nessafox]

Lots from his Minardi time will make me happy enough.

[tristan1117]

Any of his crazy exploits in qualifying Jaguars would be nice. Some of the great surprises of my childhood.

[AdrianSutil]

A picture from his crash with Vettel at Fuji 2007 would be interesting. Considering that was possibly his first win taken from him.

Also a shot of the podium at Nurburgring 2009, which of course was his first win.

Podium from Australia 2002? With him and Paul Stoddart.

[FullMetalJack]

Monaco 2005, since it was his first podium.

[Bleu]

Highlight and lowlight from each of his 12 seasons in F1 would be good start. I was probably thinking something like 31 pics in total which would mean one in each day of January.

2002: Australia / Spain
2003: Hungary / Brazil
2004: Malaysia Q / Belgium
2005: Monaco / Brazil
2006: Monaco Q / Australia
2007: Europe / Japan
2008: Monaco / Singapore
2009: Germany / Japan
2010: Monaco / Europe
2011: Brazil / China Q
2012: Britain / Abu Dhabi
2013: Brazil / Malaysia post-race

[Alextrax52]

Any Photos where he was on the podium would be nice. But the wins should be there as well

[DOSBoot]

Don't forget his best and worst moments at Red Bull.

2007 European GP
2007 Japanese GP
2008 Singapore GP
2008 Japanese GP
2009 German GP
2009 Japanese GP
2010 Monaco GP
2010 Turkish GP
2010 British GP (His best race IMO.)
2010 Korean GP
2011 Chinese GP
2012 Monaco GP
2012 European GP
2012 British GP
2012 Abu Dhabi GP
2013 Malaysian GP
2013 British GP
2013 Brazilian GP

[eytl]

Thanks for the suggestions. I now have all the pictures lined up, ready to go, and there are 69 of them (no innuendo intended).

The first pictures will go up shortly. I might also try to post them in this thread in case you miss out on any day.

[Londoner]

Thanks for the suggestions. I now have all the pictures lined up, ready to go, and there are 69 of them (no innuendo intended).

The first pictures will go up shortly. I might also try to post them in this thread in case you miss out on any day.

MODS! Ban this user, he's clearly planning to juice his post count!

So by my reckoning, if you start posting photos on the 4th/5th of January, that will be 69 days until the first practise session at Melbourne?

[James1978]

I think quite an important one for him which seems to have been overlooked is the 2009 Chinese GP - finally he found himself in a car with which he's able to win races (and possibly the championship) but he has THAT phomenon to contend with driving the other car.....

[eytl]

Thanks for the suggestions. I now have all the pictures lined up, ready to go, and there are 69 of them (no innuendo intended).

The first pictures will go up shortly. I might also try to post them in this thread in case you miss out on any day.

MODS! Ban this user, he's clearly planning to juice his post count!

I was thinking of editing/updating the same single post each day.

I should say though that I haven't been able to include all the suggestions that everyone made and it wasn't easy to choose out of 215 GPs, plus the retrospective will only focus on Mark's time in F1. I'm not including his early days in Australia or Britain or in the Merc sportscars or in F3000 - his career as a whole isn't over yet!

[eytl]

Just letting everyone know that the retrospective as begun. Will update this post progressively after each new pic is posted to include all the pictures that have gone before.


1. Barcelona test, 1999
First taste of F1 machinery in a 1999 Arrows


2. Estoril test, 2000
Benetton runs led to testing contract for 2001


3. Benetton launch, 2001
Button, Fisi, Alonso, Webber - what a line-up!


4. Barcelona test, 2001
Dovetailed testing role with F3000 campaign


5. Minardi launch, 2002
Secured F1 drive with Minardi on 3-race contract


6. Australian GP, 2002
Joined Sato, Massa and McNish as the '02 rookies


7. Australian GP, 2002
Mark celebrates 5th place; our view from turn 9


8. Australian GP, 2002
The only time Mark got on the Melbourne podium


9. Spanish GP, 2002
Withdrew from GP due to multiple wing failures


10. Barcelona test, 2002
Midseason test for Jaguar a sign of the future


11. French GP, 2002
Second best finish of the season in 8th place


12. Pre-season, 2003
Joining Jaguar meant doing silly photoshoots


13. Australian GP, 2003
F1 Rejects meets Mark in the Melbourne paddock


14. Australian GP, 2003
Retired in a race we think he could have won


15. Brazilian GP, 2003
Finished his front-running weekend in a canoe


16. Austrian GP, 2003
Started 17th, had a 10s stop-go, still came 7th


17. Hungarian GP, 2003
Mixed it with the big guns in his Jaguar R4


18. Pre-season, 2004
Donuts at the Opera House before season's start


19. Malaysian GP, 2004
Front row qualifying hero became race day zero


20. Belgian GP, 2004
Clash with Sato triggered first lap pile-up


21. Pre-season, 2005
Weird PR stunts followed his move to Williams


22. Pre-season, 2005
Demo run across the Sydney Harbour Bridge


23. Malaysian GP, 2005
Clashed with Fisi when maiden podium beckoned


24. Monaco GP, 2005
First podium, but beaten by team-mate Heidfeld


25. European GP, 2005
First corner clash ruined real victory chance


26. Japanese GP, 2005
Strong 4th place after a poor mid-season slump


27. Australian GP, 2006
Leading the race when gearbox problems struck


28. European GP, 2006
Unreliability blighted Webber and Williams' year


29. Monaco GP, 2006
Looked certain for a podium when engine blew


30. USA GP, 2006
First corner collision nearly flipped him over


31. Brazilian GP, 2006
Collision with Rosberg: "Britney's in the wall."


32. Red Bull launch, 2007
The beginning of a beautiful friendship ...


33. British GP, 2007
Special Wings For Life livery at Silverstone


34. European GP, 2007
Scored his (and Red Bull's) second ever podium


35. Japanese GP, 2007
Hit by one S. Vettel when potential win beckoned


36. French GP, 2008
First 8 races: 18 pts; last 10 races: only 3 pts


37. British GP, 2008
Swamped off the line despite front row start


38. Tassie Challenge, 2008
Serious injuries threatened to derail career


39. Australian GP, 2009
We snap Mark through turn 2 in Friday practice


40. German GP, 2009
First win: "Yes! Yes yes yes yes yes! Yeeeesss!"


41. Japanese GP, 2009
Practice crash all but ended slim title hopes


42. Brazilian GP, 2009
Button's title win overshadows Mark's 2nd victory


43. Spanish GP, 2010
Lights to flag win kickstarted title charge


44. Monaco GP, 2010
Two wins in seven days = championship lead


45. Turkish GP, 2010
Tensions with Vettel boil over after collision


46. After the Turkish GP, 2010
Reconciliation photo stunt for PR. Yeah. As if.


47. European GP, 2010
Bad start, early stop, then he caught Heikki ...


48. British GP, 2010
Wing swap win: not bad for a number two driver


49. Hungarian GP, 2010
4th win of the year after Vettel drive-through


50. Television ad, 2010
I ... I, I, I, I'm a Canberra milk kid


51. Singapore GP, 2010
Our view of Mark on the run into turn 18


52. Korean GP, 2010
Title contenders replicate famous 1986 photo


53. Korean GP, 2010
The crash that cost Mark the title in hindsight


54. Abu Dhabi GP, 2010
Left in the shadows in the title decider


55. Chinese GP, 2011
Mega charge from 18th on grid to 3rd at the end


56. Belgian GP, 2011
Famous pass on Alonso going into Eau Rouge


57. Brazilian GP, 2011
Consolation win after year of Vettel dominance


58. Sydney Madame Tussauds, 2012
Mark's image enshrined in a waxwork model


59. Monaco GP, 2012
Held off train of rivals for second Monaco win


60. British GP, 2012
Silverstone triumph his 9th and last F1 victory


61. Japanese GP, 2012
Mark gets punted by "the first lap nutcase"


62. Korean GP, 2012
Oppan Webber style!


63. Malaysian GP, 2013
Multi-21 brings feud with Vettel into the open


64. German GP, 2013
Unreliability and mishaps derailed final year


65. Singapore GP, 2013
Ride back to the pits with his mate Fernando


66. Korean GP, 2013
Mark's RB9 becomes a Korean BBQ after collision


67. Abu Dhabi GP, 2013
Final pole: mega lap at a track he doesn't like


68. Brazilian GP, 2013
Farewells F1 with a helmet-off warm-down lap


69. Brazilian GP, 2013
Awesome indeed - thanks for the memories Mark

[Jocke1]

To go with the 69 Webber retrospective photos, there were also 45 people on two wheels who said their farewells to Mark at the end of last year.
He may not have noticed them, but they did.

http://s148.photobucket.com/user/jocke_ ... 20farewell

[eytl]

Retrospective complete!

Hope you have enjoyed the walk down the Webber memory lane!