Mark Webber is to undergo further surgery on the leg he broke last year after next weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
German Grand Prix winner needs another leg operation
Mark Webber is to undergo further surgery on the leg he broke last year after next weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
Webber, who finally scored his first grand prix win in Germany last weekend, will have screws removed from his right leg.
There are four weeks between the Hungarian race and the European Grand Prix at Valencia on August 23 to allow the Australian time to recover.
The 32-year-old, who broke his leg after a cycling accident in Tasmania, will have further surgery post-season to remove the pin inserted into the leg.
"The titanium rod is coming out only after the season and then the bump (on the lower leg) will disappear," Webber said.
Webber admitted the injury, suffered when he was hit by a car while competing in his charity challenge, had cost him early in the season.
"I think I was kidding myself a bit," Webber said. "It is absolutely clear that the leg was a long way from healed and it was still broken.
"It was just the metal holding it in place so it has come a long way since then."
The Red Bull driver currently stands 22.5 points behind Jenson Button in the drivers' championship after nine of the season's 17 races.
Team player
Meanwhile, Red Bull are set to start talks with Webber in order to extend his contract beyond the current season.
Team boss Christian Horner is keen to ensure the continuation of what is proving to be a formidable partnership with team-mate Sebastian Vettel.
"Mark is doing a great job and he is a great team player," Horner told
autosport.com.
"We have got a very good balance in the team and we will get around to talking to him about his contract shortly, but he is a very valued member of the team."
