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Will Mark Webber recover in time to drive in the first F1 race of 2009?
Current forecast: 88% chance 
Combining all predictions, the current forecast is that this is 88% likely to happen (unchanged in last 1 day)
From Times Online
November 24, 2008
Injured Mark Webber expects to line up for new Formula One season
Mark Webber will drive in the first Formula One race of next year, the Australian Grand Prix in late March, despite suffering a double fracture of his right leg on Saturday. That is the view of his father, Alan, who told The Times yesterday there was “not a doubt in the world” his son would be fit for Melbourne. His injuries, which required a metal rod to be inserted into his leg, are likely to delay him testing the Red Bull-Renault until a few weeks before the start of the season.
Alan Webber experienced one of a father’s worst nightmares when he drove past the scene of an accident near Port Arthur in southeastern Tasmania on Saturday morning to find that the victim was his son. Alan found Mark on the ground, shin sticking out at right angles, the skin punctured and both tibia and fibula bones broken. “It was messy,” Alan said.
Webber, 32, had been traveling at 30mph on his bike as he negotiated a corner after a fast descent before colliding head-on with a Nissan four-wheel drive vehicle, crashing into its bull bars. Webber’s braking skills — he locked both wheels to skid sideways — may have saved his life.
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November 24, 2008
Injured Mark Webber expects to line up for new Formula One season
Mark Webber will drive in the first Formula One race of next year, the Australian Grand Prix in late March, despite suffering a double fracture of his right leg on Saturday. That is the view of his father, Alan, who told The Times yesterday there was “not a doubt in the world” his son would be fit for Melbourne. His injuries, which required a metal rod to be inserted into his leg, are likely to delay him testing the Red Bull-Renault until a few weeks before the start of the season.
Alan Webber experienced one of a father’s worst nightmares when he drove past the scene of an accident near Port Arthur in southeastern Tasmania on Saturday morning to find that the victim was his son. Alan found Mark on the ground, shin sticking out at right angles, the skin punctured and both tibia and fibula bones broken. “It was messy,” Alan said.
Webber, 32, had been traveling at 30mph on his bike as he negotiated a corner after a fast descent before colliding head-on with a Nissan four-wheel drive vehicle, crashing into its bull bars. Webber’s braking skills — he locked both wheels to skid sideways — may have saved his life.
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Created Tue 25th Nov 2008 1:11am PST by capt_chaos
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score: 10
Herald Sun 1 day ago
AUSTRALIAN Mark Webber hopes to be back at the wheel of a Formula One car next month as he steps up rehabilitation from a broken leg. The Red Bull racer fractured his leg
score: 10
Sydney Morning Herald 1 day ago
Australian Mark Webber hopes to be back at the wheel of a Formula One car next month as he steps up rehabilitation from a broken leg. The Red Bull racer fractured his leg
score: 10
The Age 1 week ago
Despite recuperating from injury, Mark Webber is confident of squeezing in some test time in the new Red Bull car before the Formula One season opens in Melbourne in March. Webber is continuing to undergo rehabilitation
score: 10
Sydney Morning Herald 1 week ago
his bike and a car collided during his charity challenge in Tasmania last month. His 2008 teammate, David Coulthard, who will be a consultant to the team next season, is convinced its progress will not be set back by Webber's accident. Especially as it
score: 10
Sydney Morning Herald 1 week ago
his bike and a car collided during his charity challenge in Tasmania last month. His 2008 teammate, David Coulthard, who will be a consultant to the team next season, is convinced its progress will not be set back by Webber's accident. Especially as it
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