Le Mans / WEC – Mark Webber discovers the Porsche LM P1

On November 24, by finishing second in the Brazilian Grand Prix, Mark Webber ended his career in a very good way by Formula 1. A few days later, at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, not far from Portimão (Portugal), the 37-year-old Australian was able to take the wheel of the car for the first time. Porsche LM P1, after being released prematurely by the Red Bull Racing, with whom he is under contract until the end of the month.

“My first day as a full member of this fascinating project was a very intense experience for me, admitted the Australian. I would like to thank Red Bull Racing for giving me the chance to join this project ahead of schedule. This allowed me to join the team more quickly and contribute more to the development of LM P1. A long road awaits us with hard and consistent work. But I didn't have any false ideas about it. » And Fritz Enziger, boss of the LM P1 project for the Stüttgart brand, continues: “I’m really pleased to have been able to have Mark on the team so early. Red Bull Racing helped us a lot with this. »

On June 1, 2014, Mark Webber will officially be a Porsche driver. He will join Frenchman Romain Dumas (35 years old), German Timo Bernhard (32 years old) and Swiss Neel Jani (30 years old), who were the first three drivers confirmed for this program. The four men, who will probably be joined by the German Marc Lieb and the New Zealander Brendon Hartley, currently being tested.