In an interesting move, Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber has decided to to join Porsche in its return to LMP1 for Le Mans 2014. After Webber said he wouldn't return to Le Mans, it is particularly intriguing.
After his — and Peter Dumbreck's — BIG crash in the Mercedes-Benz CLR at Le Mans 1999, you can hardly blame him.
Though I am not a racing expert, I have to say I think this is a great move for Webber. Instead of having to live in the shadow of whiz kid Sebastian Vettel, he can go and do his own thing with Porsche and make history.
We wish you luck, Webber! Go get 'em!
Mark Webber will leave Formula 1 and Red Bull at the end of the season, joining Porsche’s 2014 Le Mans team racing its new LMP1 car.
Porsche is returning to the Le Mans 24-hour (and World Endurance Championship) top flight next year, a race it has seen victory in 16 times. Webber is no stranger to Le Mans either, famously suffering a scary 200mph flipping in 1999 in his Mercedes. He came off remarkably unscathed, but after the crash said he would never return to Le Mans, as the dangers were too great. But then one of the biggest names in motorsport (and the maker of the 911 GT2 RS he dotes over) came knocking at his door…
Mark Webber and he´s Mercedes flips at the Le Mans 1999 warm up.
Le Mans 99' Mercedes CLR-GT1 Crash Live Version.
car no.5 driver:Peter Dumbreck
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