Red Bull driver Mark Webber said the standard of drivers in Formula One has fallen since he entered the sport 11 years ago.
Webber, who is quitting F1 at the end of the season to join Porche, believes today’s grid is not as strong as it was in 2002.
“When I was on the grid at the back with Minardi you had [Eddie] Irvine, [Mika] Salo – all those guys had been on podiums,” he told Autosport.
The Red Bull veteran also said, “There are a lot of talented guys out there, but a lot are slipping through the net unfortunately. That’s a sad state.”
When Webber made his F1 debut in Melbourne 11 years ago there were nine race-winning drivers on the grid: Rubens Barrichello, Michael Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher, David Coulthard, Juan Pablo Montoya, Olivier Panis, Jacques Villeneuve, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Eddie Irvine.
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