Mark Webber removed nagging doubts over his fitness by completing 83 laps of Wednesday’s test session at Jerez.
Just under three months after breaking his right leg, Webber was in the cockpit of the new Red Bull that was unveiled on Monday.
The 32-year-old Australian, who continues to walk with a pronounced limp, was second fastest of those drivers running the ‘09 cars with a best time of one minute 21.321 seconds, just over half a second down Read the rest of this entry »
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SYDNEY (AFP) — Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber broke his leg after being hit head-on by a car while competing in a multi-sport charity event in Tasmania, police said Saturday.
Webber, 32, who drives for the Red Bull team, was cycling near Port Arthur in southern Tasmania when the collision happened just after midday, police said.
A member of the rescue team, police sergeant Damien Bidgood, said the incident appeared to have been Read the rest of this entry »
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Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber was seriously injured today after he collided with a car while riding his bike, Australian police said.
The 32-year-old was competing in his own charity event on the Australian island of Tasmania when he collided head-on with a car.
Tasmania police said Webber was airlifted to hospital where he is being treated for a broken leg and other injuries. His condition is believed to be serious but not life-threatening.
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November 24, 2008
Australian Formula 1 star Mark Webber now has two steel rods in his lower right leg to help repair damage to two main bones.
Doctors at a private hospital in Hobart, Tasmania, believe the operation to pin the bones has been a success.
Red Bull driver Webber, 32, was riding a mountain bike when he
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Geoff Donohue, spokesman for the Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge, said the rods would help the healing of breaks in his Read the rest of this entry »
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FORMULA One star Mark Webber has subjected himself to biting temperatures as low as -90 degrees Celsius in a bid to speed up his recovery from injury.
The Australian is convinced the radical healing process – involving cryogenic treatment – has put him ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation.
Webber, 32,
during his Tasmania charity challenge cycling event last November.
He has been racing to be fit for pre-season testing but is confident he Read the rest of this entry »
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