Yearly Archives: 2016

The Porsche Team with its two 919 Hybrid cars set the fastest lap times on the first day of free practice for the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Silverstone (GB), and were also faster than the times from these sessions in 2015. For the first time the team is going […]

Ahead of the first race of the 2016 season, Mark shares some of the memories he has of Silverstone. Out of all F1 races I watched growing up in Australia, the 1987 Silverstone GP is one I particularly remember. I was about 11 and it was a classic race between Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet in […]

A passionate ambassador for the charity Wings for Life, Mark is showing his support once again this year by taking part in the Selfie Run of the Wings for Life World Run on May 8th. Wherever you are in the world, you can join Team Aussie Grit and run with Mark at 11am UTC on 8th May. […]

The FIA World Endurance Championship has kicked off the 2016 season with the official Prologue. The two-day test at the 5.791 kilometre long Circuit Paul Ricard in Southern France was the first meeting of a major part of the WEC grid. For the title defender, the 2016 Porsche 919 Hybrid, which was unveiled just before […]

Two days before the official Prologue for the FIA World Endurance Championship at Paul Ricard, France, Porsche is presenting its race car for this season. Strong development characterises the new 919 Hybrid’ technology. The powertrain became even more efficient, the aerodynamics were even more specific for the various race tracks and the weight of single […]

Today the Porsche Team concluded its second test of the year in Abu Dhabi. In total the current World Championship winning team has spent eight days driving on the 5.554 kilometre long Formula One circuit in the United Arab Emirates. The main target was tyre testing with partner Michelin. Furthermore, new components on the Porsche […]

Behind the wheel of a 500 horsepower Porsche GT3 RS, Mark explains the technique for a set of esses. Here’s how it’s done, the Webber way.

Mark took to the Cadwell Park circuit in Lincolnshire, England behind the wheel of a 500 horsepower Porsche GT3 RS for a driving masterclass on how to take the perfect hairpin bend. Here’s how it’s done, the Webber way.