Life is sweet for Mark Webber

© Twitter.com/Mark Webber

© Twitter.com/Mark Webber

Now that he's hung up his racing gloves for good and no longer has to follow his strict training regimen all year round, Mark Webber can afford to celebrate Christmas the same way that the rest of us do - by wolfing down his own bodyweight in sugary confectionery, judging from this picture that he posted on social networking site Twitter this week.

We're looking forward to seeing what he gets up to next, so here's wishing Aussie Grit a very happy and sugar-fuelled New Year!