WEC 富士6時間 2016 ・・マーク・ウエーバー引退
Mark Webber will end his professional racing career at the end of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season, but will continue to be involved in motorsport as a Porsche special representative. The 6 Hours of Bahrain on November 19 will be the last time the reigning World Champion from Australia will compete as a works driver.Afterwards, new tasks await the nine times Formula One Grands Prix winner: 40-year old Mark Webber will represent Porsche at global events and, as a consultant, will contribute by lending his experience to the motorsport programmes of the sports car manufacturer from Stuttgart. This includes talent search as well as driver training for up-and-coming professionals and the huge number of worldwide Porsche amateur racers.CEO of the FIA WEC Gerard Neveu said: ““We cannot underestimate the huge contribution that Mark has made to the WEC, both on and off track. From the moment he joined Porsche and our paddocks in 2014, he completely embraced all the FIA WEC has to offer and he has never given less than 100% in everything he does. He has been a superb ambassador for endurance racing, and we shall miss seeing him on a regular basis. We hope he will often be back to see us for fun instead of work!” F1で活躍し、現在はWECで活動するMウエーバー選手が引退すると発表した様子です。昨年のWECでも一番人気なマーク。どこに行っても囲まれて苦笑いの場面もありましたがスター選手の彼ですから仕方ないこと。まあそれだけ有名ってことですよね(可愛そうだけど・・)。そんな彼も若手の成長を見て引退を決意したんでしょうか?昨年もらったものは、今となっては貴重なサインとなりそうです。