Jul 23, 2009, 15:11 GMT
Budapest - Mark Webber is to remain with Red Bull for the 2010 season, the Formula One confirmed Thursday.
The 32-year-old Australian currently lies third in the drivers' standings behind Jenson Button of Brawn GP and teammate Sebastian Vettel, and registered the first F1 victory of his career earlier this month when he won the German Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring.
Im extremely happy that Red Bull and I have been able to agree to race together again next year,' said Webber, who joined the Austrian team in 2007.
Even in the leaner and tougher years at the start of my relationship with the team, I've always enjoyed working with them, so now to go through this purple patch, which we hope will continue for a good while to come, makes the work even more enjoyable.
We've got a very exciting finish to this years championship, but Im also looking forward to helping to develop and race the RB6 in the 2010 world championship.'
Button currently leads the drivers' standings after nine races with 68 points. Vettel sits second with 47, Webber has 45.5 followed by Button's teammate Rubens Barrichello with 44 points.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said he was delighted to have signed Webber up for another year.
'His recent results show he is on the form of his life - most notably with his recent win at the German Grand Prix - and he has the motivation to deliver at the highest level. It was therefore a straightforward decision to extend the relationship.
'We believe that the driver line-up of Mark and Sebastian is one of the strongest in the sport.'
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