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POSTED ON December 08th, 2010It has emerged that you sustained a shoulder injury prior to the Japanese Grand Prix. Now everyone’s talking about it…
MW: “A little bit of information can be a dangerous thing! I came off a mountain bike while training between the races in Singapore and Japan, and an x-ray revealed a small fracture to my right shoulder. I was very confident it wouldn’t affect my performance in the car, which is why I didn’t tell anyone.”
Do you regret not telling anyone at Red Bull Racing?
MW: “There was no need. The shoulder wasn’t causing me a problem, so there was no need to talk about it to anyone. If I’d had any issues with it in the car, then of course I would have told the team. But that wasn’t the case. I’ve never missed a Grand Prix but of course if I couldn’t drive the car a) safely and b) on the limit, I would have notified the team.”
Why did you have a pain relief injection before the start at Suzuka?
MW: “The injection was an absolute precaution. It was the first time I was going to do more than 50 racing laps, plus qualifying that morning, so I took what was the best medical advice for race day.”
How serious was the damage to the shoulder?
MW: “Many people will be aware that shoulder injuries can be complex but I was lucky this mishap didn’t affect my main line of work. In that sense, that was the most important thing to me.”
Have you had an operation on the shoulder since the end of the season, as reported on the internet?
MW: “No I haven’t, so I can’t imagine where those stories came from. Some people have asked whether the shoulder was the reason I didn’t do the Abu Dhabi tyre test in November, but it had nothing to do with it. I was never down to do that test.”
Has the amount of press interest surrounding the injury surprised you?
MW: “Yes, I think it must be a fairly quiet week news-wise.”
If the fracture was a very small one and it didn’t impinge on your performance in the car, why did you decide to reveal it in your book?
MW: “It’s what the book is all about. I wanted to give the readers in Australia a closer insight to a sport that’s pretty hard for them to follow. I didn’t sit down after the season had finished with hindsight goggles on and pick and choose what went into it. We did it at the time after each race. It (the injury) is something that happened to me, it was part of my journey this season, so that’s why it’s in there.”
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Comments
3 Amigos
POSTED February 20th, 2011
Mark! I read the article about what you said! You care about people’s lives and that is something which people should look up to you for!!! You are sweet, honest and a kind person. Your family and friends are very lucky to know you.
tim
POSTED February 20th, 2011
keep up the good work mark and good luck the 2011 season
Diana Jenkins
POSTED January 23rd, 2011
Your fab
dying to read your book
John
POSTED January 18th, 2011
Mark, thanks for 2010 and for allowing us to believe! Heres to a happy 2011, drive your race, nobody elses. Enjoy yourself. NO MORE FLIPS!
ali dogan
POSTED January 17th, 2011
dear mark, it is not about your speed, it is not about your courage, it is not about your talent, IT IS ALL ABOUT YOU COMING ACROSS AS ONE OF THE INCREASINGLY RARE “NICE GUY” in A DOG EAT DOG WORLD, I will always support you no matter what
tony callander
POSTED January 08th, 2011
Mark I hope you are training well and I look forward to watching you race this year Hopefully a little bit more success but the best you can do is all you can do Good Luck this year
Lauren
POSTED January 01st, 2011
hey mark
in my point of view i think you should of won the championship you did so great last year seb did great to win i appriciate that but i would of loved for you to win cause i am 14 year old girl and at school people tease me when you dont win and cause i want to be just like u when u grow up they say i will crash like you but i ignore them but you are a champion to me and good luck for next year!!!
Lucy
POSTED December 31st, 2010
Mark may 2011 bring you the driver championship and in my opinion your already my champion . Thanks for making 2010 a fantastic F1 season . Can’t wait to get and read your book . Happy New Year and good luck for 2011 . With love and best wishes Lucy xx
Anthony
POSTED December 28th, 2010
Congrats again on such a fine drive this year, im sure your determination and focus gave many people a reason not to give up…I have watched every race you’ve won and cant wait to see plenty more wins in 2011…
Bob K.
POSTED December 27th, 2010
You showed the world last year what a lot of us knew about you.
Wishing you the Championship you deserve this year!!
See you in Montreal!
NATALIA
POSTED December 27th, 2010
Mark I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, may your wishes come true, you’re the best, oh by the way one of my Christmas presents was a picture of you, I hope that next year the firm in barcelona me!
kisses from Spain
JP
POSTED December 25th, 2010
C’mon Aussie…..
Viktoriya
POSTED December 13th, 2010
Dear Mark!
For many fans you become a champion of season 2010,no matter that.Your style of driving,like you,confident,intelligent,exciting and passionate.Please,takecare of yourself.
Andrea
POSTED December 11th, 2010
I think it was right that you did not tell about your injury. The team otherwise might have said: “Let’s concentrate on Vettel.”
And this would not have been fair at all.
Mark, take care of your body in winter. See you safe next season.
truest fan
POSTED December 10th, 2010
mark i love you like a brother and all, but i think you needed to tell your team. especially if you were to tell the world afterwards. Im sure you have the relationship you need in Red Bull, but sometimes to us fans it looks like your giving them too many opportunities to question the seat. Cant wait for next season, ive got my fingers crossed for the WDC. We know you can do it. Good luck mate
Sander
POSTED December 10th, 2010
Mark, you are a professional sportsman and therefore you can’t hold information like this!
Moose from Tassie
POSTED December 10th, 2010
Well done on a great season Mark!
Where can I get one of those “Webber 2010 World Champion” T Shirts? Vettel was wearing his so there must have been some made for you as well!
You are the champion to me!
chris
POSTED December 09th, 2010
you are really a great champion Mark, and we are all behind you… We love you so much, be careful Mark,and for the championship, you will be the champion 2011… You are the Best forever 
Núria
POSTED December 09th, 2010
You are a Hero!! Next season you can be the world champion, but, please, be careful!!!
nee-ann
POSTED December 09th, 2010
sometime most people get wrong idea or missjudge but i think you free to say what on your mind after all this is you book right!!!!
fans from indonesia
nb: i wish your book would be release in indonesia ))
Pardede
POSTED December 09th, 2010
I guess race results weren’t as strong coming into the final rounds – so the hype. Personally, I was a bit suspect about the new chassis.
Just changed my screensaver to you in Monaco pool lifting the winner’s trophy. Sweet.
Snake
POSTED December 08th, 2010
All I ask is that you give it everything and give the other drivers hell, and you did that this year. GIVE EM HELL NEXT YEAR TOO!!!!!
Karen in Luton
POSTED December 08th, 2010
A Q&A all about a shoulder injury in Japan. There must surely be other points of interest in the book which the media could have focussed on.
Belinda
POSTED December 08th, 2010
Good Q&A which ought to silence a few people! Funny tongue-in-cheek story about the book on http://www.f1spinoff.blogspot.com/ called The Secret Diary of Mark Webber Aged 34 3/4
Iain
POSTED December 08th, 2010
Awesome season Mark!
For what its worth, I reckon that it would have been better not to mention this shoulder injury at all. Not mentioning it to the team and then publishing it in your book was only going to create a media frenzy in my opinion…
MAR
POSTED December 08th, 2010
Hola
En España se estan escuchando comentarios poco acertados.
Los seguimos tu vida sabemos que eres una buena persona y un gran deportista, y que nunca pondrias en riesgo a terceras personas.
Mucho animo desde España.
Joe
POSTED December 08th, 2010
Too right you are Mark! People really seem to have blown this whole thing out of proportion I think.
I’m sure you don’t need to be told, but don’t worry about all the cynics out there, they are not worth the bother!
Mass respect for you mate, you are a true champion!
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