Oscar Piastri Splits From Mark Webber’s Management Team

Oscar Piastri and Mark Webber End Management Partnership

Oscar Piastri and Mark Webber have mutually agreed to terminate their management agreement, bringing an end to a partnership that shaped the Australian driver’s rise from junior single-seater racing to the Formula 1 front.

Mark Webber and his wife, Ann Webber, became Piastri’s managers in 2019. That year, Piastri narrowly defeated Victor Martins to win the Formula Renault Eurocup title and secure a place in Renault’s Formula 1 academy. His progress continued rapidly, with Piastri winning the Formula 3 championship in 2020 ahead of Theo Pourchaire and Logan Sargeant, who finished only a few points behind.

Piastri then won the 2021 Formula 2 championship as a rookie, doing so with little significant competition. Under Webber’s management, Piastri made the career-defining decision to leave the Alpine system and sign a race agreement with McLaren for the 2023 Formula 1 season. That move helped establish the foundation for his 2025 title bid. After 88 career starts, Piastri has recorded six pole positions and nine victories.

Mark Webber Reflects on Oscar Piastri’s Development

Webber said the management partnership had helped Piastri reach Formula 1 and compete near the front of the field early in his career.

“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. We wish Oscar all the very best for a long and successful career.”

Piastri thanked Mark and Ann Webber for their support and advice during the early stages of his Formula 1 career.

Piastri added: “I’d like to thank Mark and Ann for all their support and advice over the years. Their guidance has been invaluable, particularly in navigating the beginning of my F1 career. I wish them all the best going forward.”

Why Mark Webber Stepped Back From Trackside Support

Webber reduced his involvement at the beginning of the 2026 season and was no longer supporting Piastri trackside. Pedro Matos, who had been Piastri’s race engineer at Prema in Formula 2, and mental coach Emma Murray began assisting the McLaren driver in new roles.

Piastri said in February that the change was not caused by a specific incident and that Webber remained involved in his career, although he would attend fewer races in person.

“There wasn’t anything specific, just we made a decision for things to look a bit different,” Piastri said back in February. “Mark is still very much involved and I’ve been in contact with him a lot over the last few weeks. He just won’t be trackside as much anymore. So that’s really the extent of it.

“There was nothing specific that triggered it.”

Speaking on the High Performance Podcast in May, the 25-year-old Piastri described his relationship with Webber as positive. He explained that Webber’s experience had helped him identify important questions and avoid some difficult lessons during the early part of his Formula 1 career.

“The relationship’s good. Very thorough, is Mark. When I first got into F1, Mark was coming up with questions and ideas that literally hadn’t even entered my brain. I would hear him say it and go like, ‘How the hell did he think of that?’ Or like, ‘How am I ever going to think of that?’

“And I think just with experience, we’re always learning every day, but now starting my fourth year, I have either the answers to a lot of those kinds of questions that I wouldn’t have had in the first couple of years, or I know the questions to keep asking, which just comes with experience.

“There’s naturally less and less for Mark to do on the racing side of things the more experienced I become. But especially in the first couple of years, there are some lessons you have to learn the hard way, and there’s no other way of doing it, but I’m sure there could have been plenty of other slightly annoying, tougher lessons to learn that I was probably spared because of Mark’s experience and Mark’s guidance.

“There’s probably always going to be situations or things that have gone smoothly or almost problems that weren’t problems that I’m never going to know about because Mark managed them for me. That’s probably how it’s changed in the last few years.”

Why This Matters

The end of the agreement marks a transition in Piastri’s professional management as he enters a more experienced phase of his Formula 1 career. Webber and Ann Webber were involved during the key stages of Piastri’s development, including his junior championship victories, his departure from Alpine and his move to McLaren.

The change follows a gradual reduction in Webber’s trackside role rather than a reported dispute. Piastri will continue his Formula 1 career with the benefit of the experience gained during the partnership, while Webber and Ann Webber will pursue new ventures.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did Oscar Piastri and Mark Webber end their management agreement?

The pair said they had collectively agreed that the timing was right to end the agreement after Webber reduced his trackside involvement during the 2026 season. Piastri previously said there was no specific trigger for the change.

How long did Mark Webber manage Oscar Piastri?

Mark and Ann Webber became Piastri’s managers in 2019, when he won the Formula Renault Eurocup title and joined Renault’s Formula 1 academy.

Who assisted Oscar Piastri after Mark Webber reduced his trackside role?

Pedro Matos, Piastri’s former Formula 2 race engineer at Prema, and mental coach Emma Murray began assisting the McLaren driver in new roles.