Red Bull Racing has announced that Mark Webber’s contract has beenextended for another year, meaning the Australian will continue to drive for the team in2012.

Mark Webber said: “I want to continue racing at the top in Formula One so it’s a nobrainerto remain at Red Bull Racing for another year. My motivation to achieve the bestresults possible both for myself and the team is still very high. Over the past five years,we have worked hard and proved that we can design and build a competitive andchampionship-winning car, and I’m looking forward to putting the car and myself on thelimit again each and every race weekend in 2012.”

Christian Horner said: “When we sat down and started talking about 2012, it wasimmediately obvious that Mark and the team wanted to continue our successfulrelationship. This meant agreeing an extension for 2012 was very straightforward. Markknows the team well, having been with us since 2007, and his motivation, fitness andcommitment is as high as it has ever been. The pairing of Mark Webber and SebastianVettel is a very strong one, they push each other hard and we are extremely happy thepairing will remain unchanged for a fourth season.”