22 June 2024
Webber ’pushes Vettel hard enough’ - Lauda
"On a good day Mark is really fast"
Keeping Mark Webber alongside new back-to-back world champion Sebastian Vettel for 2012 was the right choice.
That is the claim of triple world champion Niki Lauda, referring to the recent one-year extension of the 35-year-old Australian’s contract.
Webber, after mounting a close championship challenge in 2010, has failed to win a single grand prix this season compared to early title winner Vettel’s nine in an identical Red Bull.
But pundit Lauda backs the move to renew his deal.
"On a good day Mark is really fast and pushes Sebastian hard enough to keep the (car) development moving on," he told Austrian television Servus TV.
"I see it as a very good (driver) combination," added Lauda.
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