Mark Webber believes having himself and team-mate Sebastian Vettel behind the wheel in Mugello is a “no-brainer” due to the limited test mileage they get during the season.
The Australian made his comments on the back of McLaren’s decision to use test drivers Gary Paffett and Oliver Turvey, instead of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, despite the former expressing a desire to be behind the wheel.
“It was an absolute no-brainer for [us both] to be here,” said Webber. “There was never any consideration that the race drivers wouldn’t come to this test.
“Mileage is so limited these days that’s its good for me to be in the car. Any chance we get to drive the car in the real world, we’ll do it.”
Meanwhile, discussing the teams latest updates seen on the RB8 during the in-season test this week, Webber warned not to expect any major changes to the car in Spain next week.
“I think that there will be small details,” he added. “As far as I know, we’ll have some things but I don’t think it will be drastic.”
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