Webber shows Aussie grit.

They're a gritty bunch those Aussies and that's certainly the case for the Australian racing in Formula One, Mark Webber, who has admitted that he has been driving this season with a fractured rib.

And, unlike tennis-injured Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya, Webber at least notched-up his injury through legitimate motor racing means, namely in F1 testing at Barcelona.

Webber told Australasia Motorsport News, according to their website, that the injury came about because of an ill-fitting seat in combination with the high g-forces created around the circuit's high speed corners.

The injury could have meant Webber missing the opening race of 2005 in Melbourne, but the WilliamsBMW driver took a 'she'll be right' attitude and drove anyway.

Webber's manager and partner, Ann Neal, sheds some more light on the 28 year-old's injury to the BBC website, saying "He didn't want to make a fuss."