Race Incident

Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber is going to miss out on probably all winter testing after his bike vs. car incident a few days back. This unfortunate event will be something positive for two of the youngsters from the Red Bull Driver Development Program. New Zealand’s Brendon Hartley and Switzerland’s Sebastien Buemi will take over the wheel of the Red Bull RB4 from Webber during testing at Jerez on December 15-17.

Sebastien Buemi will drive all three days while Hartley will drive the first day and then switch with Red Bull Racing’s new driver Sebastian Vettel. Buemi is rumoured to be in the running for a 2009 race seat with Scuderia Toro Rosso, so extra seat time to prove himself in a Formula 1 car might not be too bad for him.