Webber hoping for rain in Australia

Mark Webber is hopeful that the unpredictable Melbourne weather will help provide some excitement at next week's Australian GP.

The Red Bull driver hasn't held back in his criticism of the season-opening grand prix, labeling the race 'boring'. With the new regulations the target of Webber's frustration, the Australian hopes that outside forces will come in to play to ensure his home race is an exciting one.

"Bahrain is normally a very good track for racing and didn't turn out as good as we would have liked, but hopefully there's a nice surprise in Melbourne," explained Webber.

"We know the weather here can be very changeable, so lots of things can change very quickly."

Webber endured a frustrating weekend in Bahrain, matched only by that of his team-mate Sebastian Vettel, with the drivers eventually finishing in eight and fourth respectively, with Ferrari claiming a one-two finish.

Despite the Italian team's dominance of the podium places, Webber believes that it's too early to suggest that Ferrari will secure the championship, with the 33-year-old of the opinion that Red Bull are not far behind.

"The bar was lifted very high last year and we know this year is another great opportunity for us. Ferrari just bashed out a one-two in Bahrain, which is very impressive from them, but no one is in a position to talk about championships, it's such early days. We'll find out in August who'll be doing what later in the championship," said the Australian.

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