Mark Webber will drive for the Red Bull team next year after signing a contract. This moves comes as a bit of a surprise to me considering that a seat at Renault was potentially available. It had been rumoured that Webber had a deal in the works with a team after it was revealed earlier this week that Williams would not be picking up the option on Webber’s contract.

Webber will join the experienced David Coulthard at Red Bull, but it seems to me that this decision won’t advance Webber’s career that much. Red Bull are more consistent than Williams, but that is hardly saying much. Although one of the best car designers in the world, Adrian Newey (who led Williams and McLaren to championships in the 90’s), will be designing the car for Red Bull next year (which will be a big improvement over the current car), only time will tell if Webber’s decision to sign with Red Bull instead of Renault was a sound one.

A frequent experience for Mark Webber during his time with Williams

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