Lucky escape: Mark Webber survives high-speed crash in Brazil
Webber's Porsche 911 slammed into a track barrier
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-12-01 08:38 GMT
Sao Paulo: Former Formula One driver Mark Webber had a lucky escape from a high-speed crash at the World Endurance series race in Brazil.
The 38-year-old Australian's Porsche 911 made contact with Matteo Cressoni's on the final corner of the six-hour race in Sao Paulo and slammed into a track barrier.
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Webber, quit Formula One in 2013, was not seriously hurt, according to a statement on the Endurance Series website.
A subsequent statement on Webber's official Facebook page said he was okay and had been taken for medical checks.
Post by Mark Webber.
Post by Mark Webber.
After a 12-year career in Formula 1, former Red Bull driver Webber joined the Porsche team in the Endurance series where he finished ninth overall.