Taking the holiday at full throttle Despite the FIA World Endurance Championships long summer break, Porsches LMP1 works drivers are not getting bored. In addition to testing with the Porsche 919 Hybrid, they have made numerous appearances. Mark Webber Mark Webber slipped initially into the role of chauffeur after Le Mans, bringing tennis star and brand ambassador Maria Sharapova safely to the Wimbledon party in a Porsche 918 Spyder. Then, at the Austrian Grand Prix, he joined the celebrations of Formula 1s successful return to the Red Bull Ring. From Styria it was off home to England - for Porsche to Goodwood for the Festival of Speed and to Silverstone for the GP2 race, where his protégé, New Zealander Mitch Evans, achieved a podium finish. At the end of July, he took a three-week trip to the USA. It was my first time ever in Colorado, says Webber, and I immediately fell in love with the area and the people. The landscapes simply take your breath away. Everything is wide and open and the people are laid-back. You can do lots of things there that in more populated areas are simply not possible. For example, taking part in a brutal mountain-bike race near Aspen. Start at 3,000 metres, finish at 4,300. Conquering the 100 miles from Leadville had been on Webbers wish list for a long time. Hes enjoying the longer timeframes that are now available to him. But by August I could hardly wait to get back testing again. The world championship still has a long way to go and we still have a fair bit we want to achieve.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 09:23:10 +0000
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