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Webber Win in Formula 1

Mark Webber had clinched a total of six podium finishes in over eight seasons since his Formula One debut in 2002, but some had started to question whether he would ever win a race. However last Sunday, Webber finally got his chance, taking victory ahead of Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel at the German Grand Prix. He said in the interview that it was a very special day for him. He added that it was very nice but the fact that the team also got another one-two seems to have got ignored, but that was also very important.

He is the first Australian in 28 years to win a Grand Prix, Webber has been inundated with messages of congratulations from around the world. But the 32 year-old was particularly bowled over by the reception he received when he attended a post-race debrief, at Red Bull’s UK base in Milton Keynes.

Webber’s German victory is Red Bull’s third of the season following Vettel’s wins in China and Great Britain. The team is now just 19.5 points adrift of Brawn in the constructors’ standings, while Webber is third in the drivers’ championship on 45.5 points, with Vettel in second on 47, and Brawn’s Jenson Button in the lead on 68.