Mark Webber's career is inextricably linked to the Nürburgring, scene of this weekend’s German Grand Prix. He drove many laps of the 5.148km track as a Mercedes sportscar driver and it was here, in 2009, that he won his first Formula One race, as the Aussie recalls in his latest blog entry.
I have pretty good memories of this place. It was here in 2007 that I scored my first F1 podium for Red Bull and I scored the first win in ’09. That was a very special day, one that I’ll never forget.
I seem to go well here and I’m looking forward to the weekend ahead. We know that the weather in the Eifel Mountains can be changeable and that’s reflected in the weather forecasts we’re getting for the next three days. But it’ll be the same for everyone and we’ll probably have to think on our feet in terms of tyre choice. It’s going to be interesting.
'I hope to be at the sharp end come Sunday afternoon'
Ferrari are going to be strong here and you can never discount McLaren. Both are phenomenal teams, but come race-day we’re usually doing okay. I hope to be at the sharp end come Sunday afternoon.
Sebastian [Vettel] and I finished on the podium at Valencia and at Silverstone, so we’ve proved that we can be competitive in both engine modes. I don’t expect this latest change [engine regulations are reverting to the specification they were at Valencia two races ago. Off-throttle diffusers are permitted once again, but the engine maps have to remain unchanged between qualifying and the race] to affect our competitiveness, but you can never be sure until you start running.
Seb and I finished together at Silverstone (second and third), but Fernando [Alonso] was well down the road and I think that would have happened irrespective of the engine regulation. You’ve got to remember that Fernando was quick in Valencia as well, so I think their pace is genuine. They’ll be on it here too.
Mark
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