Mark Webber has shifted into reverse gear after slamming F1 host state Victoria as a “bloody nanny state”.<\/p>\n
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The Australian, irritated at local overregulation such as the prevalence of speeding and parking fines, made the comment in the wake of Lewis Hamilton’s famous run-in with Melbourne police in March.<\/p>\n
Then, when the formula one circus had moved on to Malaysia, Webber’s father Alan and manager\/partner Ann Neal posed with a group of fans wearing T-shirts bearing the words ‘Victoria The Nanny State!’<\/p>\n
One newspaper reader wrote at the time: “So this is the message from Mark Webber to the families who have lost loved ones on the roads this Easter.\u00a0 What a bloody disgrace.”<\/p>\n
Another added: “Don’t come back Webbers.\u00a0 You are not welcome in my state.”<\/p>\n
The local Herald Sun newspaper said 33-year-old Webber’s management has now written a letter to the government offering to have the Red Bull driver front a road safety campaign.<\/p>\n
“It’s something Mark is passionate about,” Neal said.\u00a0 “It’s not a knee-jerk reaction to the press he’s had, it’s something he has always done.”<\/p>\n
A government spokesman said Webber’s offer was being considered.<\/p>\n
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