Mark Webber won’t get a new chassis for the British GP this weekend, but instead he’ll use Sebastian Vettel’s old chassis.
The Australian driver suffered a spectacular crash in Valencia last week when his RB6 was launched over the rear of Heikki Kovalainen’s Lotus, resulting in his car somersaulting through the air.
Although the damaged chassis is repairable, Red Bull have taken the option of giving Webber chassis 3, or Luscious Liz as Vettel referred to it before switching to a newer chassis, Randy Mandy, as he was unhappy with how the previous chassis felt.
It’s thought chassis 3 sustained damaged during a race rather than a manufacturing fault. Red Bull have, according to Autosport, re-paired such damage and will use Webber’s Valencia chassis as a spare.
Webber, currently fourth in the drivers’ standings, is looking forward to returning to Silverstone, where he hopes to add another win to his two so far this season.
“I’m looking forward to getting back on the horse after a non-finish in Valencia,” he told the BBC.
“Silverstone’s been a good track to me in the past, I’ve won there in most categories, except Formula 1, so I’m looking forward to trying to add a Formula 1 victory to my other victories there.”
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