Webber ready to ditch crutches for cockpit

LONDON: Australian F1 driver Mark Webber expects to be off crutches early next week and back in full training after making a steady recovery from a broken leg in November.

The 32-year-old told Reuters on Tuesday that he drove his road car on Sunday for the first time since the bicycle accident and was set to resume testing with Red Bull after the launch of their 2009 car at Spain's Jerez circuit on Feb 9.

"I've told the team to prepare as normal," he said.