Mike-S Posted 10March, 2016 Report Share Posted 10March, 2016 We've (SWMBO and I) been invited to a breakfast with Mark Webber on the Friday before the GP, corporate event for one of her clients as he's one of (many) brand ambassadors for them. Quite excited about the whole thing!Think I'll have to iron the only Porsche t-shirt I've got.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddin Posted 10March, 2016 Report Share Posted 10March, 2016 We've (SWMBO and I) been invited to a breakfast with Mark Webber on the Friday before the GP, corporate event for one of her clients as he's one of (many) brand ambassadors for them. Quite excited about the whole thing!Think I'll have to iron the only Porsche t-shirt I've got....Don't worry about the Porsche shirt,put your Vettel gear on! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted 10March, 2016 Report Share Posted 10March, 2016 Stuff both of those, bring out the PFA gear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 10March, 2016 Report Share Posted 10March, 2016 MB @ Le Mans '99 T-Shirt I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiller Posted 10March, 2016 Report Share Posted 10March, 2016 Good stuff, big fan of Webber (since pre-Porsche days), seems like an interesting character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-S Posted 10March, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 10March, 2016 Good stuff, big fan of Webber (since pre-Porsche days), seems like an interesting character. This is what I'm hoping ! It's for a couple of hours, based on previous events we've been to there's normally only 30 odd people there and they're very good at the meet & greet opportunities. It's well known there that I'm a fan of Webber....I was going to take his book along to see if I can get him to sign it, but that's a bit naff Anyone got a question they'd like me to ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 10March, 2016 Report Share Posted 10March, 2016 Give him a PFA card. I'm sure he's got time to share some P car stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 10March, 2016 Report Share Posted 10March, 2016 Anyone got a question they'd like me to ask? Does he want a 912?Seriously, he'd be a great bloke to talk to, yet I wouldn't know what to talk to him about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 10March, 2016 Report Share Posted 10March, 2016 This is what I'm hoping ! It's for a couple of hours, based on previous events we've been to there's normally only 30 odd people there and they're very good at the meet & greet opportunities. It's well known there that I'm a fan of Webber....I was going to take his book along to see if I can get him to sign it, but that's a bit naff Anyone got a question they'd like me to ask?nah, not at all. If you're a genuine fan and have followed him over the years, I reckon it would be a great thing.or unscrew the glovebox lid and take that and a paint pen with you.half the other people won't know what to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddin Posted 10March, 2016 Report Share Posted 10March, 2016 Hey Mike,Just had a beer with Mark, he said he's looking forward talking to you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrera28 Posted 10March, 2016 Report Share Posted 10March, 2016 nah, not at all. If you're a genuine fan and have followed him over the years, I reckon it would be a great thing.or unscrew the glovebox lid and take that and a paint pen with you.half the other people won't know what to say.I did that, took the 'batwing' out of my car and a paint pen and he happily signed it. Pride of place in my car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew F Posted 11March, 2016 Report Share Posted 11March, 2016 Good stuff, big fan of Webber (since pre-Porsche days), seems like an interesting character. I'm currently reading his bio Aussie Grit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiller Posted 11March, 2016 Report Share Posted 11March, 2016 I'm currently reading his bio Aussie Grit.its a good read, I couldn't put it down. I did find Webber to come across with a little bit of a chip on his shoulder though. I guess its largely the sort of career he had prior to joining Porsche however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 11March, 2016 Report Share Posted 11March, 2016 Mmmm. I would call it self confidence. Even in the Formula Holden days with the Yellow Pages car when I was crewing for the Just Jeans team he was the same. S'pose you don't get to F1 without a kind of arrogance though. Look at 90% of the drivers past and present. Senna, Prost, Piquet, Mansell, Hamilton (ugh!) Rosberg, Alonso etc etc. All come across as being arrogant in my opinion, yet I would call it belief in yourself to succeed, which can come across as being arrogant. Back on topic. I Would still like to meet Mark though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINGY Posted 11March, 2016 Report Share Posted 11March, 2016 This is what I'm hoping ! It's for a couple of hours, based on previous events we've been to there's normally only 30 odd people there and they're very good at the meet & greet opportunities. It's well known there that I'm a fan of Webber....I was going to take his book along to see if I can get him to sign it, but that's a bit naff Anyone got a question they'd like me to ask?Take your book Mike he seems like the type of guy who would just take it in his stride, it seems to me he still has that easy going Aussie nature. Does he want a 912?Seriously, he'd be a great bloke to talk to, yet I wouldn't know what to talk to him about!I reckon he would talk your head off about almost anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew F Posted 11March, 2016 Report Share Posted 11March, 2016 Mmmm. I would call it self confidence. Even in the Formula Holden days with the Yellow Pages car when I was crewing for the Just Jeans team he was the same. S'pose you don't get to F1 without a kind of arrogance though. Look at 90% of the drivers past and present. Senna, Prost, Piquet, Mansell, Hamilton (ugh!) Rosberg, Alonso etc etc. All come across as being arrogant in my opinion, yet I would call it belief in yourself to succeed, which can come across as being arrogant. Back on topic. I Would still like to meet Mark thoughSorry to go OT. I think a lot of the time it's only a perception the public have that they are arrogant. They are incredibly focused on succeeding. I've encountered many professional athletes over the years through my involvement in various sports. I can't actually think of one that came didn't across like it, but in actual fact, was a top notch person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 11March, 2016 Report Share Posted 11March, 2016 It's a load of post modern tall-poppy chopping that arrogance has been cast as a universally negative quality.Vettel is arrogant. How many championships did he win on the trot? Shumacher, Senna - also arrogant.a lot of politicians and CEOs are arrogant. I'd prefer to see that then fake humbleness.arrogance is only bad when coupled with long streaks of failure. It's a different trait to being a a-hole. Self confidence and self value are necessary ingredients for success.we may all prefer people to be nice to us, but most of us don't spend time around the high achievers of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 11March, 2016 Report Share Posted 11March, 2016 Nicely said.Self belief disturbs some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brow Posted 11March, 2016 Report Share Posted 11March, 2016 how about .. when did you last think sh... this is it.. curtains. What about that multiple end to end full rotation that landed on all 4 ,for memory maybe 5 years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deejay Posted 12March, 2016 Report Share Posted 12March, 2016 It's a load of post modern tall-poppy chopping that arrogance has been cast as a universally negative quality.Vettel is arrogant. How many championships did he win on the trot? Shumacher, Senna - also arrogant.a lot of politicians and CEOs are arrogant. I'd prefer to see that then fake humbleness.arrogance is only bad when coupled with long streaks of failure. It's a different trait to being a a-hole. Self confidence and self value are necessary ingredients for success.we may all prefer people to be nice to us, but most of us don't spend time around the high achievers of the world.Well said, although I do have to say that I think at the moment Hamilton takes it to a whole new level, I'm talking about the Hamilton now, not the pre Mercedes Hamilton. You only have to watch the body language during interviews and from other drivers around him etc. He also refuses to be a member of the Grands Prix Driver's Association and when you see a driver's parade that is on an open top double decker bus etc, he sits by himself at either the front or back of the bus, while all the other drivers stand together talking. I reckon it's a bit more than just self belief.Anyway, take the book and get Mark to sign it, I wish I could post you my copy to get signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 12March, 2016 Report Share Posted 12March, 2016 It's a load of post modern tall-poppy chopping that arrogance has been cast as a universally negative quality.Vettel is arrogant. How many championships did he win on the trot? Shumacher, Senna - also arrogant.a lot of politicians and CEOs are arrogant. I'd prefer to see that then fake humbleness.arrogance is only bad when coupled with long streaks of failure. It's a different trait to being a a-hole. Self confidence and self value are necessary ingredients for success.we may all prefer people to be nice to us, but most of us don't spend time around the high achievers of the world.One of son's came home from school and told me one of the boys said quite matter of factory "It's not arrogant if you're good" . There is a little truth hiding there. Arrogance and clinical/professional aloofness are not the same. Successful people in my experience wear a different makeup from the tall poppy choppers. As Stew alluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 12March, 2016 Report Share Posted 12March, 2016 Be quick, though.I attended a dinner with Peter Brock once, and thought woukd wait until after the formalities. He gave his speach, then left. So I missed my chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 12March, 2016 Report Share Posted 12March, 2016 Arrogant is not accepting you are wrong, even when proven. Self belief with modesty makes true stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiller Posted 12March, 2016 Report Share Posted 12March, 2016 @Mike-S, I would be interested to know which of his road going Porsches he enjoys driving the most. He's got a few. As for Webber being arrogant, I disagree. I don't think he comes across that way at all, he seems quite down to earn outside of the cockpit. I do think he was incredibly dirty on some of the treatment he copped in his early FIA GT career and a lot of his RBR career however, and this comes across strongly in his book. I don't blame him though, he was up against it from day 1 which is why I admire his career achievements all the more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAFE Posted 17March, 2016 Report Share Posted 17March, 2016 definitely take your book, he's only signed 247 other things before he gets to your shindig tomorrow morning. I'd be interested in his opinion of how far a GT3 REALLY is from a race car.I hear its either a track car with a number plate OR a road car you just need to put a number on the door.But what does he think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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