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Why you shouldn't write Webber off

It has not been an easy start to the season for Mark Webber, but the Australian knows how competition works and that things change quickly. Write Webber off at your peril, warns Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble Apr 20, 2011, 7:05 PM

Formula 1, like life, is all about changes. Nothing lasts forever. One second you find yourself on top of the world, which, as a driver, means hitting that purple patch of form where no one can get anywhere near you. Sebastian Vettel knows exactly what that feels like.

But after being King of the World, suddenly you can find yourself hitting rock bottom. Nothing seems to click in life. As a driver, you find your performance has slumped, nothing goes your way and it seems as though the universe is against you.

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.