Webber: Barrichello's record of 326 races too high

Webber, pictured here celebrating his 200th GP, feels Barrichello’s record of 326 races is impossible to touch. (Getty Images)

At the Bahrain International Circuit, Australian Mark Webber started his 200th Formula 1 race, a milestone which only a few drivers have crossed. Ferrari‘s Fernando Alonso reached the mark at the Malaysian Grand Prix.

The record for most races stands with Brazilian veteran, Rubens Barrichello. The ex-Ferrari and Brawn GP driver raced made an astonishing 326 grand prix starts.

“I’ll never reach it — absolutely no chance,” exclaimed Webber, at a program conducted by Red Bull’s own Servus TV in Austria.

“He drove over three hundred grands prix and was in Formula 1 for 17 years — a great career. But it’s a long time. The record will probably last forever. Definitely I can’t challenge it — I’d have to still be here another seven seasons!,” he added.

The Australian has linked with Porsche for their Le Mans first-tier series entry in 2014.