Webber targets February return

Sunday 30th November 2008

Mark Webber has set himself the date of February 10 to drive a Formula One car again.

The Australian driver was speaking five days after suffering a broken leg, sustained when he collided with a car whilst competing in the Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge - a 250-kilometre multi-discipline endurance event

The date Webber has targeted is that on which his team, Red Bull, are scheduled to debut their 2009 car.

The Milton-Keynes-based outfit are set to run a hybrid version of this season's car for the bulk of their winter testing schedule.

"I'm aiming to drive the car at the first test," said Webber, who suffered a compound fracture in the accident.

"Whether that's possible, I don't know, but if I have to wait another week or 10 days for the sake of the whole season, then I will.

"I will make sure I'm in the best shape I can be for the first race."

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