News Details

Webber ‘immediately' knew Hamilton was ‘special'

Mark Webber says that he knew just how good Lewis Hamilton was as soon as he saw the Brit at a Jerez test for the first time. The pair were on the grid together from when Hamilton joined the sport with McLaren in 2007 to when Webber retired after the 2013 season. The Brit immediately impressed in his rookie season, but Webber says he could tell he was special before he'd even done a race. 'I knew he was special immediately,' the former Red Bul driver told Channel 4. 'I remember being in Jerez in the south of Spain and he was testing with us, a rookie obviously, and the fitness levels, the professionalism, the lap times and sheer speed, he was fearless. 'Back then they did a lot of mileage...
Full Story »
4y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Albon: I knew I could put FP2 crash behind me quickly

Red Bull's Alexander Albon is hoping to provide a tough race for Mercedes...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Grosjean: I saw death coming, I had to get out of there

Romain Grosjean said he thought of Niki Lauda's fiery crash and willed...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Temple recalls turning point for Hamilton in 2012

What makes someone a champion? Mark Temple, Lewis Hamilton's former...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Miracle survivor Grosjean says he 'saw death coming'

Romain Grosjean says he "saw death coming" as he struggled to...
4y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Márquez reigns supreme in Austria with...

t;li>Marc Márquez takes 142-point lead over brother AlexWins sixth GP...
11h ago from TheGuardian.com

Marc Marquez makes it six in a row with victory in...

Marc Marquez continued his dominance with a sixth consecutive win,...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Strongest season yet for Pato O’Ward has been...

Pato O’Ward is having the best IndyCar season of his career, and is...

McLaren to auction future F1, IndyCar and WEC cars in...

McLaren is to auction future F1, IndyCar and World Endurance Championship...

Chip Ganassi: ‘We’re spoiled’ having drivers...

Alex Palou clinched the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series title over the weekend,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Premier League trio circling to sign £30m...

Jakub Kiwior’s Arsenal future looks increasingly uncertain, with...
4h ago from FreshArsenal.com

'Glaring issue' – Gary Neville names the signing...

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has made it clear that his old club...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Ruben Amorim worryingly has to tell Altay Bayindir how...

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has responded to his goalkeeper...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'It's the FIRST game, Roy!' | Keane's response to...

Following Bruno Fernandes' post-match interview, Roy Keane, Micah Richards...
9h ago from SkySports.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.