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Webber: Williams was a costly mistake

Mark Webber will contest his final race for the WilliamsF1 team this weekend at Interlagos. The Australian believes he made a costly mistake in joining the team. His manager, Flavio Briatore, advised webber not to sign for Williams.

Webber will join Red Bull Racing next year. It has emerged that Briatore advised Webber two years ago not to join WilliamsF1 but Webber decided to do so anyway. This time things were different and he listened to his manager. "Flavio was never keen for me to go to Williams and I know I made a costly mistake by not listening to him," Webber told the Sydney Morning Herald. "He was very keen for me to go to Red Bull next season, so I wasn't going to ignore his advice a second time. "

"It's a joint management decision and one we all think is the best option for my career. We've rolled the dice so now we just have to see how it tumbles."

Looking back at his time with Williams Webber said: "I think it's fairly safe to say I won't be looking back with any fond memories. When I signed with the team, I was hoping to stay at Williams for a long, long time, but it wasn't to be. Frank (Williams) will probably look back at me and think it wasn't successful either."

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