Mark Webber says he expects a highly competitive season this year as the teams get to grips with the new regulations, describing them as a ‘completely new challenge.’
He also believes the changes will create ‘unpredictable’ situations which could see more than just a handful of drivers winning races.
“It’s cleary not just about Sebastian [Vettel], we have Lewis [Hamilton], Fernando [Alonso] and JB [Jenson Button] and who knows with Mercedes,” the Red Bull driver told James Allen.
“It’s just very, very unpredictable who’s going to be winning races and probably we’re going to have a few other winners compared to last year.”
When pushed on the hot-topic of 2010, his relationship with team-mate and world champion Vettel, the Australian skirted round the subject, opting to highlight the fact he may not see much of the German until the end of the race due to the extreme strategies which could been seen thanks to the new Pirelli tyres.
“I think the racing is going to be interesting to see if we actually spend more time wheel to wheel on the track together,” he said.
“Last year… the large majority of the race was spent together. Whereas, this year I think the situation will be that the race will be busted up into segments, you might arrive at the end of the race together again, but parts of the grand prix you’ll be away from your competitiors.”
