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Mark Webber
Mark Webber’s luck continued to betray him as he finished second behind his teammate at the Japanese GP
What would it take to for Webber to win a race in his final year in the sport? The best possible answer to the question is the bad luck getting transferred from Webber to his teammate. The Australian had been in a good form lately but luck betrayed him in the last couple of races with no fault of his own. He had the opportunity in Japan after starting from pole but lost the lead to Grosjean before the first corner. He followed Grosjean quite closely before stopping early with a three-stop strategy on the cards. That’s probably what cost him in what could have been win ahead of Vettel as Red-Bull switched to a two-stopper for the German.
Webber wasn’t pleased with the result as he could have been atop the podium with a two-stopper. Despite the contentious issue, the other reason for his second place was Grosjean, as the Frenchman defended well and kept Webber behind for a good 10 laps, before Webber overtook him in the dying stages of the race. An earlier pass could have seen the veteran Australian challenge his teammate for the win. The Australian now has 4 races to get a much awaited win since his last victory at Silverstone in 2012.
