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 Post subject: Mark Webber Retires.
PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 5:17 pm 
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Mark Webber retires end of 2016 season, it's a shame, great driver, and world champion..................................gonna do a Walter for Porsche, and coach up and coming talent.


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 Post subject: Re: Mark Webber Retires.
PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:48 am 
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How interesting.

Has talent.
Makes a load of money.
Chooses part-time work with a good (I'd guess) hourly rate.

Fair play to him.


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 Post subject: Re: Mark Webber Retires.
PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 9:14 am 
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FarQue wrote:
How interesting.

Has talent.
Makes a load of money.
Chooses part-time work with a good (I'd guess) hourly rate.

Fair play to him.


Think he's doing his "talent spotting" and driver coaching directly for Porsche, something they have done for decades. I expect the contract he has will allow him to do indulge in some fun and lucrative sidelines too! I would also think he may be able to relax his, no doubt, stringent diet and fitness campaign a little, which he must have been living in for ages to comply with the seemingly never-ending pressure from the teams for drivers to be as light and small as possible. Mark is a big man, he must have found it very difficult to comply with this regime, and from the team perspective ,he was probably a difficult pilot to package into a multi driver campaign?


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 Post subject: Re: Mark Webber Retires.
PostPosted: Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:22 am 
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Sounds like the crash in Brazil played a big part in his decision:

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/10/1 ... a-wec.html

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