Webber warned me not to underestimate F1

Nine-time grand prix winner Webber is part of his younger countryman’s management team, along with his wife Ann Neal. Together the couple helped to steer Piastri through the difficult period last year after he left the Alpine team in controversial circumstances, when the French squad and McLaren battled for his services in 2023.

The Contract Recognition Board subsequently confirmed that he was free to join McLaren.

“There’s been a lot of advice from both Mark…