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In theory, Mark Webber and Williams were made for each other. But in reality, says Matt Bishop, the Australian will be back next year where he belongs
On the face of it, Mark Webber and Williams were made for each other. The one: a quick, tough Aussie who called a spade a bloody shovel and wasn't afraid of a shit-load of hard work. And the other: a team whose initial successes were strong-armed in their direction by just such a man.
Alan Jones (said strong-armer) was the sole driver employed by Williams Grand Prix Engineering in 1978, their first proper year in Formula One, and both Frank Williams and Patrick Head fell in love with him more or less straight away. More than that, though, they have spent the past 30-odd years looking to hire a Jonesy facsimile.
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