Piastri and Webber end management deal after reduced trackside involvement

Oscar Piastri and Mark Webber have ended their management agreement. Ann Neal, who also managed the McLaren driver, will no longer do so. They announced the decision jointly on the Monday after the Brazilian Grand Prix. Webber said they had collectively agreed to end the arrangement following reduced trackside involvement this season.

The change in Webber's role had started earlier. At pre-season testing in Bahrain, Piastri said there had been no specific trigger for that adjustment. He said Webber remained involved and in touch, but would be trackside less often.

Autosport also reports that Webber was not always happy with McLaren's handling of certain on-track moments or with its explanation for Piastri's dip in form during the final quarter of 2025. Autosport reports that McLaren never formally asked Piastri to change managers; it says Piastri, with some input from people around him, formed his own view of what he needed next. His contract with McLaren runs through the end of 2028.

The timing is best understood through Piastri's changing needs. At 21, he entered F1 facing a sharp rise in the demands around the driving; during his rookie season, he said Webber helped him prepare for media and sponsor commitments, offered driving tips and helped him think of questions for engineers. More than three years into F1, Piastri has experienced those demands himself and needs less hands-on guidance than he did as a rookie. In the joint statement, he thanked Webber and Neal for their support, particularly in navigating the beginning of his F1 career.