Webber to start last in F1 China GP

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Red Bull driver Mark Webber prepares to leave the pits during the F1 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on April 12, 2013

SHANGHAI (AFP) –

Red Bull driver Mark Webber prepares to leave the pits during the first practice session of the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on April 12, 2013. Webber’s turbulent month with Red Bull has taken another twist as he is relegated to the back of the grid for the Chinese Grand Prix after a fuel problem in qualifying.

Mark Webber’s turbulent month with Red Bull took another twist on Saturday as he was relegated to the back of the grid for the Chinese Grand Prix after a fuel problem in qualifying.

The Australian, who has been in the spotlight after team-mate Sebastian Vettel defied orders to snatch victory from him last month in Malaysia, ground to a halt in the second session of qualifying in Shanghai.

Race stewards penalised Webber saying in a statement: “The team admitted it had not put sufficient fuel in the car… only 150ml of fuel was on board, which was insufficient to provide the one-litre fuel sample and drive the car back to the pits under its own power.”

Webber had qualified in 14th for Sunday’s race, but that result was declared void.

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