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Webber reveals that Ferrari switch for 2013 and 2014 was nearly a done deal
Webber reveals that Ferrari switch for 2013 and 2014 was nearly a done deal 1 November, 2013 Mark Webber in Abu Dhabi during media session Red Bull driver Mark Webber has admitted he came very close to ending his career in a Ferrari.
'So close,' he is quoted by Speed Week in the Abu Dhabi paddock, 'that I had to take the phone in my hand and call (Red Bull team owner) Dietrich Mateschitz.'
Webber, who will leave Formula 1 and switch to Le Mans for 2014 after this month's Brazilian Grand Prix, is referring to last season, when Ferrari was on the market to replace Felipe Massa.
'We couldn't find an agreement with Ferrari,' said the Australian, 'or I'd be sitting right now in Felipe Massa's...
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