Mark Webber has denied signing a pre-contract agreement with Ferrari - but, perhaps tellingly, refused to rule out joining the Italian outfit for next season.
Reports in Spain this week suggested that Webber - out of contract with Red Bull at the end of the season - had agreed to move to Ferrari on a short-term deal before making way for Sergio Perez in 2014. However, speaking to reporters in Mugello, Webber denied that was the case.
"There's a whole season ahead of us before we need to think about the future. One day the talk is about Jenson [Button joining Ferrari], then it's Sergio, now it's me. I haven't signed anything," the Australian told ESPNF1.
"My focus is on this team. We have had a good start to the season, we're only four races down and the road is very, very long before we start talking about the future."
Speculation linking Webber with Ferrari is neither new nor likely to disappear in the months to come. Felipe Massa is under huge pressure to retain his seat alongside Fernando Alonso and Webber would provide an experienced and steady hand at the tiler were he to replace the Brazilian. According to El Confidencial, Webber's 'great relationship' with Alonso has also prompted Ferrari to consider the 35-year-old as a potential replacement for Massa.
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