New Year's ramblings
What will Mark Webber do when he retires from racing? Tony Dodgins offers him a career path he may have overlooked
"Heard Mark Webber on Five Live," a friend said just before Christmas, "sounds like a really decent bloke. Spoke interestingly for a long time."
I'd heard it too. Mark Chapman told Webber it was unusual for an international star to agree to take lengthy questions without wanting to vet them first. Webber sounded surprised, thought any professional should be able to talk about what they do without fretting. "All I do is drive a car..."
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