Mark Webber has dismissed recent rumours that he’s agreed to move on from Formula One next year to pursue a career in sports car racing.

He told BBC Sport: “People are putting two and two together and getting a bit more than they should do.

“I’m looking forward to this year. As long as you’re competitive and can get work, which is not a big issue for me at the moment, things are going well.”

The Malaysian Grand Prix Multi-21 saga has led to rumours that Webber – who is on a rolling one-year deal with Red Bull Racing – will leave the team at the end of the year to drive for Porsche.

When asked whether he wanted to stay in F1 in 2014, Mark said: “That’s a good question. I still enjoy driving the cars. The tyres have made it a little bit more challenging – the job as a driver has changed a bit for sure, the camaraderie is massive.

“That’s a big factor in this sport. This stuff [the speculation that surrounds F1], you get a bit long in the tooth for that.

“As you get older you get less tolerant of other aspects of the job but ultimately the drug is still very powerful, to drive you to do the job you wanted to do in the first place which is driving the car.”

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