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Webber 'angle of impact' saved him

Ex-Formula 1 driver Mark Webber said he only avoided serious injury in a World Endurance Championship race because he crashed at the 'correct angle'. The 38-year-old Australian spent the night in a local hospital after the accident during Sunday's Six Hours of Sao Paulo event. 'I was a lucky boy,' Webber, who quit F1 in 2013 after 12 years, tweeted.  'The correct angle of impact saved me. 'Thanks everybody for your incredible messages and support.' Webber was concussed by the accident and earlier said, via his website,  he was 'pretty bruised' and had a 'stinking headache'. Mark Webber looked in good spirits when he was visited by fellow former F1 driver Rubens Barrichello...
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