Mark Webber questions the unpredictability of 2012

The first five races of the 2012 season have undeniably been the most exciting and unpredictable in recent history, with five different winners taking victory for five different teams in the opening five races. However, Red Bull’s Mark Webber believes some fans might become fed up of seeing a different winner every race, instead of the usual bitter rivalry between two or three drivers’ the sport has become accustomed to in the past.

Throughout the first four races, Mark Webber consistently finished 4th for Red Bull, however in last weekends Spanish Grand Prix the Aussie came unstuck as he failed to finish within the points for the first time since last season’s Italian Grand Prix. With the F1 fraternity now looking ahead to the Monaco Grand Prix, and the strong possibility of a sixth different winner this season, Mark Webber believes this trend could start to isolate some fans of the sport.

"I don’t know if they [fans] will get sick of seeing so many different winners," explained Webber to Australia’s Fox Sports. “It’s nice to have different winners but also we want rivals."

With both Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen and Mark Webber yet to win a race in 2012, there is a strong likelihood that these three drivers could make it eight different winners throughout the season. Both Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen have come agonizingly close to taking victory in 2012, and both will be gunning for a win come the Monaco Grand Prix.

However, with Formula 1 being such an unpredictable spectacle in 2012, who knows who will be the next surprise winner this season?

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