I mean, why not? After spending your entire life racing very quick, lightweight, and unbelievably agile vehicles, your standards rise to stratospheric levels. For that reason, it grows harder and harder to enjoy a capable road car—even a very quick one—as it usually feels incredibly lethargic in comparison to that incisive single seater or …
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Who Needs Coffee When These Intense Porsche Supercup Battles Exist?
Of all the support series on a Formula 1 weekend, it's typically the single seaters usually which get the most attention. However, the wheel-to-wheel dicing in the heavier, slower, and less sophisticated Porsche Supercups get the majority of my attention—and not simply because I'm a fan of the brand. Supercup features drivers from their teens to …
Continue to the full articleMark Webber Makes a Compelling Case for Keeping the Manual Around
Over the past week, I've been wondering how much compromise is the right amount for a focused sports car—especially when a GTS badge connotes real performance. A little less of the GT4's busy-in-your-hands character isn't such a bad thing for a car which will see plenty of street driving, as Henry Catchpole has been able to convey in his latest …
Continue to the full articleThis Is What An F1-Powered 1986 Porsche 930 Sounds Like
The elusive TAG V6-powered 930 has become stuff of legend—more myth than reality. Hearsay about a small batch of these development mules have circled around the internet, with only a few grainy photos as evidence to their existence. For fans of Porsche and F1, this wedding of greats is something truly special to finally see in action—like spotting …
Continue to the full articleMark Webber Lends His Two Cents on What It’s Like To Drive The First Porsche 917
As part of the grand celebration of the 917's 50th birthday, several major names were given the chance to parade some of the most iconic variants of the car at Goodwood's 77th Members' Meeting last month. One of those names was the affable and straight-talking Aussie who's done quite well at the top of the racing ladder for the last two decades: …
Continue to the full articleMark Webber Scares Tennis Pro in a Carrera 4S Cabriolet
In addition to being Porsche's most famous brand ambassador, Mark Webber is a genuinely warm-hearted bloke. Never staid, tight-lipped, or solemn, the affable Aussie has natural charm that is only bettered by his superhuman driving ability. Those two qualities come in quite handy when guiding a tennis star around a testing circuit in a very quick …
Continue to the full articleMark Webber Hustles the GT2 RS Clubsport Around Bathurst
In a world of clean-cut, politically correct sportsmen, Mark Webber is refreshingly honest, humorous, and occasionally a bit rude. Webber is candid and transparent in front of the camera, which makes his love for the Porsche marque all the more special; he's never playing the insincere corporate spokesman. https://youtu.be/OP8mMQ6mMKI With a …
Continue to the full articleMark Webber Shows a Tennis Legend the Quick Way Around Silverstone in a GT3 RS
With 11-time Grand Slam champion Rod Laver sitting shotgun, Mark Webber showcases his textbook-smooth driving, his dry wit, and his affability. These qualities help convey some of the sensations that a professional racing driver experiences on a regular basis, and some of the exhilaration that makes someone want to strap themselves into a …
Continue to the full articleNico Rosberg Slides a 918 Around Silverstone
"It's not a road car, it's a race car." You might think that a Formula One World Drivers Champion would find a hypercar a little on the tame side. Perhaps that's a little hyperbolic, but there's no denying that a successful career spent in the world's fastest racing cars must render a full-weight passenger car, on road-legal tires no less, a few …
Continue to the full articleRide Onboard the 2018 GT3 RS With Mark Webber
Putting a Formula 1 driver in a street car always promises fireworks, and this hot lap with Mark Webber is no different. His talent and composure help showcase the newest RS' abilities, but also demonstrate how certain drivers are on a level which even the most ambitious amateurs can't hope to match. Aside from the Aussie's expected precision …
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