"The Drivers Are Always Talking About The Rolex, Not The Trophies" - Mark Webber on Formula ...

Seven years later, he would win his first F1 race, conquering the Germany Grand Prix with Red Bull Racing - becoming the first Australian driver to win a Formula One race since Alan Jones won in Las Vegas in 1981 In 2017 after retiring from competitive motorsport racing the year before, he was nominated as the Grand Marshall for the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, a race he had finished second with his team just two years earlier and one in which he had competed at five times since his debut in 1998 for Mercedes-AMG The 'Country Boy' with 'Aussie Grit' as Mark often calls himself, has endeared with his quiet confidence in a sport where ego is measured by three decimal places, and returned to this year's Singapore Grand Prix in his new role as Rolex Testimonee - a title the Global Partner and Official Timepiece of Formula One bestows upon the personalities it has spokesperson and brand ambassadorial arrangements with.

it's a tough race physically for the drivers That is why Rolex is here as well, because Rolex has always been synonymous with being the best My dad used to watch Jackie Stewart race in Australia and Jackie was with Rolex [back then].

The drivers are always talking about the Rolex, not the trophies "And the drivers are always talking about the Rolex, not the trophies The trophies are not with you all the time, whereas a watch is". Source