Webber confirms February return

Mark Webber

Mark Webber has confirmed he will return to testing with Red Bull on 11 February, less than three months after breaking his leg in a biking accident.

"I'm looking forward to driving the car in three weeks," Webber told BBC Radio Five Live.

"I'm going to have a crack at driving the car on 11 February, and then we'll see how that goes.

"If it goes really well, I'll be back in on 13 February. Then I've got three more tests – Jerez, Valencia and then our last test in Barcelona, with all the teams together – before we go off to Australia."

"I'm going alright now. We're coming out of the back part of the worst of it, and hopefully I won't be on the crutches too much longer," he said.

"Can start to test the muscle and the soft tissue in the back of the leg a little bit more when I get more confidence to walk on the leg.

"It won't affect how I drive my car. It affects my conditioning – I need a little bit more preparation, but by the time I get to Melbourne I should be in really good nick again.