Aussie grit / Mark Webber.
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TextPublisher: Sydney, NSW. : Pan Macmillan, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: ix, 390 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, portraits ; 25 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781743517710Subject(s): Webber, Mark | Automobile racing drivers -- Australia -- Biography | Grand Prix racing -- Biography | Automobile racing -- BiographyDDC classification: 796.72092 Summary: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: SPORT. AUSTRALIAN. In the exhilarating, high-stakes world of Formula One, only the fastest make it to the top. And no one knows this better than Australian Formula One legend Mark Webber. His career in F1 stretched for an incredible eleven years, seeing him garner thirteen poll positions, earn forty-two podiums and win nine races including the crown jewel of F1, the Monacco Grand prix, twice. But there's more than F1 to the story of the boy from Queanbeyan. In this candid book, Webber divulges the personal struggles that formed his Aussie grit character and reveals for the first time what really went down at Red Bull and the truth behind his rivalry with teammate Sebastian Vettel. From his near career-ending injury in 2008, his breakthrough 'not bad for a number two driver' win in 2009 to the 'Multi 21' controversy of 2011 and his new beginning with Porche and the challenge of Le Mans 2014, Mark Webber pulls no punches in this captivating, personal story.
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Includes index.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: SPORT. AUSTRALIAN. In the exhilarating, high-stakes world of Formula One, only the fastest make it to the top. And no one knows this better than Australian Formula One legend Mark Webber. His career in F1 stretched for an incredible eleven years, seeing him garner thirteen poll positions, earn forty-two podiums and win nine races including the crown jewel of F1, the Monacco Grand prix, twice. But there's more than F1 to the story of the boy from Queanbeyan. In this candid book, Webber divulges the personal struggles that formed his Aussie grit character and reveals for the first time what really went down at Red Bull and the truth behind his rivalry with teammate Sebastian Vettel. From his near career-ending injury in 2008, his breakthrough 'not bad for a number two driver' win in 2009 to the 'Multi 21' controversy of 2011 and his new beginning with Porche and the challenge of Le Mans 2014, Mark Webber pulls no punches in this captivating, personal story.
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