by Mark Webber
Scott, Mike 224
Scuderia Toro Rosso 207, 214, 219, 228–9, 246, 305, 314, 369
Sears, David 138–9
Senna, Ayrton 15, 28, 34–5, 47–8, 65, 120, 123, 178–80, 270, 294, 310–11, 320, 339, 372
Senna, Bruno 299, 302, 323, 328
Shadow 215, 221, 228, 377
Shanghai see China
Sheens, Tim 21
Sheridan, Tim 64
Shrosbree, Bernie 136–7, 172–3, 218
Siddle, Greg ‘Peewee’ 31, 33, 43–4, 54
Sidhu, Nav 176
Silverstone 59, 65, 85–8, 121, 127–9, 139, 143, 156, 168–9, 174–5, 198, 216, 227, 250, 261, 275, 290–2, 315–16, 324–6, 336, 348, 350
Simba 228, 377
Simoncelli, Marco 361
Singapore 189, 229–30, 319, 326, 341, 345
‘Crashgate’ scandal 134, 230–2, 341
Slovakia trip 160–1
Snetterton 49, 55, 57, 63–4
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 60, 141, 143, 193, 217–18, 228, 296–7, 313, 317–19, 326, 337, 349, 350
Spain 224, 246, 313
Barcelona 124–6, 128, 140, 145, 159, 168, 181–2, 214, 247, 268–70, 322
Jarama 72, 82
Jerez 124, 127, 180, 190, 197, 215, 221, 234, 238–9
Valencia 127, 149, 173, 227, 229, 265, 275, 288–9, 292, 315, 324
Sparky 18–19
Speed, Scott 227
speedway 191, 212
sponsorship 146–7
Computershare 132
Foster’s 127, 156
Telstra 146
Yellow Pages 42–3, 49–50, 52, 64–7, 94, 124
sports-car racing see FIA GT Championship
sprint cars 26–7
squash 78
start of race 8–9
Stewart Grand Prix team 163
Stewart, Lady Helen 200
Stewart, Sir Jackie 25–6, 66, 163, 189, 200–1, 211, 236, 251, 270, 272, 306
Stewart, Mark 200
Stewart, Paul 66, 163, 200
Paul Stewart Racing 66, 73
Stoddart, Paul 121–4, 127, 130, 137–8, 144, 146–8, 152–3, 157–8, 160, 162, 168
Stokell, Paul 37, 52
Stoner, Casey 257, 259
Styring, Chris 182
Super Aguri 223
Super Nova 138–40
super-licence 147, 189, 205, 232
superstition 4–5
Surtees, Henry 189
Surtees, John 189, 364
Sutcliffe, Ken 64
Sutil, Adrian 226, 246, 292
Sydney Harbour Bridge 181
Sydney, move to 41–2
Symonds, Pat 132, 230–2
Tasman Series 25, 42
Tasmania, Mark Webber Challenge 170–3, 182, 211, 234–7, 261
Tatnell, George 26
Taylor, Simon 135
team orders 1–2, 155–7, 209
Tee, Steven 167
Telstra sponsorship 146
tennis 20, 182–3, 366
Terminator 3 premiere 176–7
Thruxton 57, 65
Tiemann, Marcel 85, 102
Todt, Jean 197
Toleman F1 team 134
Tomkins, James 171, 173
Toro Rosso 207, 214, 219, 228–9, 246, 277, 369
Tour de France 320–1, 378
touring cars
Australia 25, 39, 43, 64
DTM (German Touring Car series) 76
Toyota 87–8, 103–4, 109, 152–3, 160, 185, 213–14, 233
Toyota Corona 23–4
track invasion 169
Tralee speedway 26
Trulli, Jarno 144, 183, 185, 188, 273
Turkey 181, 193, 218, 224, 247–9, 275–83, 313
2010 Grand Prix 275–83, 290
tyres 7, 9–10, 165, 183, 185–8, 209
Bridgestone 82, 87, 165, 181, 186–8, 199, 209
Michelin 165, 181, 185–8, 199, 209
Pirelli 2, 9, 312, 317–18, 322, 323, 331, 332
Tyrrell F1 team 122
Ungar, Gerhard 74, 102, 113, 115, 118
United Kingdom
1997 Formula 3 race 69, 73
Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire 175, 215–16
Aylesbury 58–9, 78–9, 82, 94, 96, 100
Brands Hatch 37–8, 47, 53, 55–7, 60–2, 65–6
British Grand Prix 37, 120, 175–6, 216, 226–7, 250, 290–3, 315–16, 345, 365, 373
Milton Keynes 132, 207, 249, 269, 304
Mursley 132, 162
Pembrey 123
Silverstone 59, 65, 85–8, 121, 127–9, 139, 143, 156, 168–9, 174–5, 198, 216, 227, 250, 261, 275, 290–2, 315–16, 324–6, 336, 348, 350
United States
Austin, Texas 327, 338, 339, 352
Indianapolis 142, 157, 183–8, 214, 216
Up Front 206
Valencia see Spain
van der Ende, Jacky 61
Van Diemen 31, 47–8, 51, 56–7
Vence holiday home 270
Vergne, Jean-Eric 341
Verstappen, Max 214
Vettel, Sebastian 1–2, 9, 214–15, 219–20, 226–9, 233–4, 238–9, 242, 246–57, 260, 264, 273, 275–7, 286–7, 290–308, 313–20, 323–8, 331–40, 357, 363–5
Villeneuve, Jacques 180, 197
Vinella, Giorgio 50
visibility 10–11
Walker, Murray 155
Walker, Ron 51, 121, 130, 146, 148, 154
Walkinshaw, Tom 122, 124–7, 129–30, 134, 163
Tom Walkinshaw Racing 125–6
Wallis, Danny 156
Walton, John 151, 175
Wanneroo, Western Australia 33
warm-up lap 6–8
Warwick, Derek 17, 37, 341
Warwick Farm 18, 25
Warwick, Paul 37–9, 308
Waugh, Steve 170–1, 359, 372
Webber, Alan 16–34, 40–3, 50, 52, 54, 59, 63, 65–6, 71, 74, 92, 96, 108, 116, 120, 135, 154, 158, 161, 176–7, 193, 235, 255, 270, 289, 291, 306, 330, 339, 345, 348, 356, 367, 372, 376
Webber, Clive 16, 18–19, 142, 144
Webber, Diane ‘Disey’ 17–20, 22, 27, 34, 41, 63, 74, 92, 96, 135, 154, 176–7, 291, 330, 339, 356, 375–6
Webber, Tryphosa 16, 19
Wheatley, Jonathan 287
Wheldon, Dan 56
Whiting, Charlie 298
Wide World of Sports 64
Williams 66, 126, 131, 150, 177–203, 208, 210–11, 213, 215, 220, 223, 226, 272, 294, 328, 336
BMW engines 185, 193, 199
Cosworth’s CA2006 V8 199
FW27 180, 182, 194
FW28 199
Grove HQ 190–2
Mercedes engines 202
Williams, Claire 202
Williams, Sir Frank 168, 177–8, 184, 190–2, 200, 202
Wilson, Justin 142
Windsor, Peter 66
Woods, Peter 19
World Endurance Championship (WEC) 346–52
World Series by Renault 169
Wurz, Alex 69–70, 130–1, 184, 213, 345
Yas Marina Circuit see Abu Dhabi
Yellow Pages sponsorship 42–3, 49–50, 52, 64–7, 94, 124
Yoong, Alex 146, 151
Zakspeed team 79
Zandvoort, Holland 63
Zardo, Gino 18
Zonta, Ricardo 82, 85–6, 89–92, 120, 131, 139, 185
Zürs 81–3
About Mark Webber
Mark Webber was born in 1976 in Queanbeyan, NSW. In 1996 he moved to Europe to pursue his motor racing dream. He made his Formula One debut in 2002, and won his first race in 2009 at the German Grand Prix. He retired from Formula One at the end of 2013 after 12 years in F1, 13 pole positions, 19 fastest laps and 42 podium finishes including nine race wins. Mark continues to race internationally for Porsche in the World Endurance Championship and lives with his partner Ann and their menagerie of animals in Buckinghamshire, England.
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