Oscar Piastri and Mark Webber Part Ways as Management Agreement Ends

Oscar Piastri and his long-time manager Mark Webber have mutually agreed to terminate their management agreement, motorsport.com reported.

The pair announced the split, ending a professional relationship that began in 2019 when Webber and his wife Ann started guiding the Australian driver’s junior career. Under Webber’s management, Piastri secured the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup title, the 2020 Formula 3 championship, and the 2021 Formula 2 crown as a rookie. Webber also orchestrated Piastri’s career-defining switch from Alpine to a McLaren race seat for the 2023 Formula 1 season.

Across 88 career starts, the driver has taken six pole positions and nine victories. “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.

Webber took a reduced trackside role at the start of the 2026 season, no longer accompanying Piastri to every Grand Prix weekend. Pedro Matos and mental coach Emma Murray stepped in to assist the McLaren driver instead. “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,” Webber said, according to motorsport.com.

“This will allow Oscar to build on his achievements under a new management structure, and for us to embark on our new ventures. Piastri expressed gratitude for the guidance that shaped his entry into Formula 1.

“I’d like to thank Mark and Ann for all their support and advice over the years,” Piastri said, as reported by motorsport.com. "Their guidance has been invaluable, particularly in starting my F1 career." I wish them all the best going forward.”

Piastri has not yet announced who will take over his management moving forward. The 25-year-old driver’s current McLaren deal runs to the end of the 2028 season, and Piastri currently sits 94 points behind teammate Lando Norris in the Drivers’ Championship. Earlier this year, the former Red Bull and Williams driver announced he would be stepping back from his hands-on role. Appearing on the High Performance Podcast in May, Piastri noted: “The relationship’s good.

There was nothing specific that triggered it.”

While Norris has claimed six podiums this season, including a win at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Piastri has not stood on the podium since the fourth race in China.

“There’s naturally less and less for Mark to do on the racing side of things the more experienced I become,” Piastri said, according to motorsport.com. “I wish them all the best going forward.”