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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Beaten in the first 500 metres of a 140 kilometre race

 

Motoring Tips Supports Mark Webber On The Road To Winning The World Championship

I just read an article in the local paper here written by Mark Webber about his performamce in the Malaysian Grand Prix last weekend.  Mark stated that he lost the Formula 1  race in the first 500 metres when he was overtaken by his teammate and no opportunities presented themselves for him to overtake for the lead.

Mark you have been in the game long enough to know that the person who wins at this level of motor sports is the person that make the least number of mistakes. When cars and drivers are this close in lap times, particularly when you are talking about your teammate in a theoretically identical car, you are only going to get the opportunity to pass if a mistake is made.

On this particular day, in this particular race Mark you made the mistake of planting your foot to the floor in the belief you were in the fastest car and you would be able to lead the race from start to finish. Bernie and his flying circus decided that traction control was a skill that was desired in a racing driver and so the artifical, automatic, computer assisted version of traction control was banned from use in these cars. The driver now has to control his emotions as well as the throttle and ensure that maximum grip is achieved as the car is launched from the starting grid.

While I love you dearly Mark and I am a proud Aussie and more than proud of your achievements as a top class driver I see that the emotional side of things is where you are being beaten. I have watched as you have been thoroughly professional in your comments and toed the team and sponsors line in spite of the circumstances. I understand the difficulties you have encountered in your career with second rate machinery, and teams that were looking for a place to implode, but you are there now Mark with the very professional Red-Bull team and excellent equipment.

It is time now to ensure that you are not beaten by your own emotions. Many top level sports people get professional help in this area because they realise that they are just as good as their competitors and will only be beaten if they allow their emotions to take control and make a mistake.

Mark, I know you can do it,  Australia knows you can do it, and you have demonstrated for many years that you are dedicated to the top level of your sport and you believe you can do it. Thats a lot of support behind  you Mark so now is the time to focus on the goal and not allow anything to stop you from achieving this goal.

Go out and win this championship Mark. We need you to do this for us Mark because it is now 30 years since we had an Australian Champion. Go out and win it for all the people that believe in you. Concentrate on the task at hand and perform your skills at 100% perfection just the way you have practiced for all these years. And remember there is no place in that tiny cockpit for your emotions. Package them all up and have the team give the package back to you when you reach the finish line ahead of all the others.



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