Piastri calls Isle of Man TT riders 'nuts' on first visit with Webber

McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri made his first visit to the Isle of Man TT during the event’s opening week, watching from a spectator’s front garden at the bottom of the famous Bray Hill drop and declaring the riders ‘nuts’.

Piastri, 25, attended alongside his manager and former F1 driver Mark Webber in the days following his 11th-place finish at the Canadian Grand Prix. Positioned at what Webber described as ‘the spot to watch’, Piastri appeared visibly taken aback by the spectacle. ‘We’re at someone’s house,’ he explained in a social media video. ‘We’re going through someone’s garden; apparently, this is the spot to watch. I don’t know what I was expecting, but this wasn’t it.’

As the riders thundered past, Piastri added simply: ‘These guys are nuts.’

Webber, a veteran of introducing guests to the event, reflected on the visit with characteristic understatement. ‘Always a privilege taking people for their first time to the TT,’ he posted. ‘Never fails to impress them the display of sheer courage.’

The trip offered a brief respite from what has been a difficult start to the 2026 F1 season for Piastri. His campaign opened with a crash on reconnaissance laps at his home Australian Grand Prix before he had even taken the start. He and team-mate Lando Norris then both failed to start the Chinese Grand Prix due to an electrical failure.

Form began to return at the Japanese Grand Prix, where Piastri finished second, and he followed that with a third-place result in Miami. The Canadian Grand Prix, however, yielded only 11th, leaving him sixth in the drivers’ championship with 48 points.

The next round is the Monaco Grand Prix, scheduled for 5–7 June.