Well well well Webber has his contract extended...

[Nic jones]

This'll put the cat amongst the Vettel/Horner/Webber conspiracy club!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula...

Australian driver Mark Webber has signed a one-year contract extension with Red Bull.

"The new deal means current championship leader Webber will once again team up with German Sebastian Vettel for the third successive season in 2011.

The two drivers controversially collided when Webber was leading the Turkish Grand Prix last week.

"At this stage of my career, I'm happy to take one year at a time," Webber said in a statement.

"The decision to extend for a further year was a mutual one; it's widely know that I'm not interested in hanging around in Formula One just for the sake of it." "

Edited by Nic jones on Monday 7th June 11:04

[hornetrider]

Good news for Webber, obviously. Horner attempting to head off some of the criticism with the timing of this decision methinks.

[Alex97]

Definitely not a sweetener for Mark after being told he'll have to yield to Seb for the rest of the season.

[mcdjl]

Revised and extended to include the term "You must let Vettel win where possible"...or am i too cynical?

[munroman]

mcdjl said:

Revised and extended to include the term "You must let Vettel win where possible"...or am i too cynical?

Vor you Marky, ze championship eez over!

[belleair302]

For a one year extension I would go for broke and try to win it. A championship for Red Bull is a championship regardless of who wins and I am not convinced that Vettel is anywhere near the finished article....more Ralf Schumacher than Alain Prost!!!

[dafeller]

So who thinks Webber's agent circulated the 'being courted by Ferrari' rumors to drive up his price or hasten the contract talks with Red Bull?

[Fire99]

Can't comment on team orders but the Redbull is still the car at the top of F1 tree and realistically what other drive will be available to him next year with an equal car?

[spunkytherabbit]

I also think it's just as much about who else is available to them to replace Webber with for next year who can already win races... as in has a track records as being able to perform at a level Webber is currently. Nobody really is available for certain.

Not a criticism of Webber either. I don't like the guy, but his driving this year has done the talking not his moaning ego, and I've a lot of respect for how he has handled himself after Turkey. Let everyone else in the team make fools of themselves and he just stayed quiet when nobody would have blamed him for spouting off half cocked like his bosses did!!

I say he deserves that drive, whether he has a 'bend over, lube up and take it' contract or not.

[Ken Sington]

Kimi had better go back to his copy of Rallying for Dummies then since iirc wasn't there the suspicion that he would go back to F1 with Red Bull once Webber's contract was up.

[Pearcyy]

I don't think Kimi will be going back tbh, he seems to be enjoying his rallying and hes made so much progress up to now i doubt he would want to change back.

[anonymous-user]

Kimi hasnt made what i would call progress for a driver of his calibre, he has done as expected in such a different disipline, pretty poorly so far, IMHO.

[cpufreak]

johnfelstead said:

Kimi hasnt made what i would call progress for a driver of his calibre, he has done as expected in such a different disipline, pretty poorly so far, IMHO.

do you base that on results or pace?

on the former, you're right, on the latter, I'm not so sure