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Webber staying at Red Bull for another year

July 10, 2012

Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia reacts after winning the British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone, central England, July 8, 2012. Webber will be staying at Red Bull for another year. – Reuters picLONDON, July 10 – Australian Mark Webber will stay at Red Bull next season after agreeing a one-year contract extension, the Formula One team said today.

The announcement means the 35-year-old, who is currently second in the championship standings behind Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, will again partner double world champion Sebastian Vettel for a fifth successive season.

It also ends speculation about a possible move to Ferrari as replacement for Brazilian Felipe Massa. – Reuters

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