Red Bull Racing ready for the season-opener – Formula 1 news
Red Bull Racing driver Mark Webber, who is the home favourite of the F1 fans in Australia, is very excited for the season opener and says that he cannot wait to start-off with the first race of the upcoming season going to be held at Albert Park in Melbourne,
Australia on March 18, 2012.
“This will be my eleventh Australian GP and I can't wait to get started,” said Webber. “The Grand Prix is one of the best sporting events that we have in Australia. It's great to see the support and Australian flags in the crowd. I've incorporated more of
an Australian theme into my helmet, which I'll be using for the whole year, not just in Australia.”
Red Bull seemed struggling with the upgrades in the car during the last day of the final test at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. However, still they have been called as the front-runner for the forthcoming season and have the strongest car according to
the experts.
The Australian driver has never been able to win at his home circuit in his career so far. Nevertheless, he has been able to feel confident for the victory after a strong pre-season testing this year.
In addition, he said that the recent months had been very intense for the entire team as they had been working really hard to make the necessary improvements and significant preparations for the upcoming season.
He also said that the first race is always crucial for every season and there was no better place for it than Melbourne.
Webber’s teammate, Sebastian Vettel who is the out-an-out favourite for the title this year is also quite certain that they have stepped forward during the pre-season testing and earnestly hopes to do well in the forthcoming season.
“You never really know where you are until we get to Melbourne and even then you don't really see what everyone has got until qualifying - so I'm looking forward to getting started,” said Vettel.
Moreover, the defending champion, Vettel is on the verge of making a glorious hat trick of winning the third consecutive championship title this season.
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