Piastri parts ways with Webber management after six years and nine F1 victories

Oscar Piastri and Mark Webber have ended their management partnership by mutual agreement, the pair confirmed, closing a six-year relationship that shaped the McLaren driver’s path from junior series prospect to Formula 1 title contender.

Webber and his wife Ann took Piastri on in 2019, the year the then-teenager narrowly edged Victor Martins to the Formula Renault Eurocup title and secured a place on Renault’s F1 academy. The progression from there was rapid: Piastri claimed the Formula 3 championship in 2020 — pipping Theo Pourchaire and Logan Sargeant by a narrow margin — before winning Formula 2 as a rookie in 2021 with relative ease.

The most consequential moment of the partnership came when Webber guided Piastri away from Alpine and into a McLaren race seat for the 2023 season. Across 88 Formula 1 starts, the 25-year-old has accumulated six pole positions and nine victories, and enters 2025 as a genuine championship contender.

“We are proud to have played a pivotal role in the formative years of Oscar’s career and to have placed him in F1 so that he could compete at the front so early on,” Webber said. “Following our reduced trackside involvement this season, we have collectively agreed that now is an appropriate time to bring our management agreement to a close. This will allow Oscar to build on his achievements under a new management structure, and for us to embark on our new ventures.”

Piastri acknowledged the debt he owes the Webbers. “I’d like to thank Mark and Ann for all their support and advice over the years,” he said. “Their guidance has been invaluable, particularly in navigating the beginning of my F1 career.”

The split had been signalled earlier in the season when Webber stepped back from trackside duties at the start of 2025. Piastri had since been supported by Pedro Matos — his race engineer at Prema during his Formula 2 campaign — and mental performance coach Emma Murray.

Speaking in February, Piastri was measured about the change. “There wasn’t anything specific, just we made a decision for things to look a bit different,” he said. “There was nothing specific that triggered it.”

In a May podcast appearance, Piastri offered a candid tribute to Webber’s management style. “Very thorough, is Mark,” he said. “When I first got into F1, Mark was coming up with questions and ideas that literally hadn’t even entered my brain.”

No details about Piastri’s new management structure have been announced.