A mutually agreed change
Oscar Piastri and the management team led by Mark and Ann Webber announced on November 9 that they had mutually agreed to terminate their agreement. The joint statement reported by Formula 1 says the McLaren driver will move to a new management structure, without naming its members.
Piastri thanked the pair for their support and advice, particularly as he navigated the start of his F1 career. Mark Webber said they were proud to have helped shape that early career and put him in a position to compete near the front so soon after entering F1.
The change follows a reduction in the Webbers' front-line and trackside involvement this season. Webber said all parties considered this the right point to end the agreement, allowing Piastri to build on his achievements under a different structure while they pursued new ventures.
The route into Formula 1
Their partnership began in 2019, when Piastri won the Formula Renault Eurocup. He joined Renault’s junior programme in January 2020 and went on to win the 2020 Formula 3 and 2021 Formula 2 titles.
Piastri became a reserve for Renault's rebranded Alpine team but did not obtain a race seat there. Webber opened discussions with McLaren and secured his F1 debut with the team in 2023, replacing Daniel Ricciardo. Securing that first seat was a central part of the management relationship.
Piastri took two podiums as a rookie, won his first Grand Prix in Hungary in 2024 and challenged for the 2025 championship before losing out to team-mate Lando Norris. In his fourth F1 season, the nine-time Grand Prix winner is seventh in the standings after Sao Paulo.
Trackside support had already evolved
With the Webbers appearing at fewer races, Piastri's former Prema race engineer Pedro Matos and mental coach Emma Murray have assumed more prominent trackside roles. Formula 1 identifies that as background to the change; the statement does not appoint either as his new manager.
The confirmed development is the end of a management agreement. Piastri remains a McLaren driver, while the personnel and responsibilities within his new management structure await further detail.
