{"id":411279,"date":"2026-01-14T01:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/411279\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T01:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:56:19","slug":"f1-news-mark-webbers-former-f1-teammate-arrested-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/411279\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Mark Webber&#8217;s former F1 teammate arrested in US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XPB_58770_HiRes.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Webber\u2019s former F1 teammate arrested in US\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAntonio Pizzonia during his time at Williams. Image: XPB Images&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old Brazilian, who raced alongside Webber at Jaguar during the 2003 F1 season, was arrested and booked into a Texas jail on Saturday, according to reports in the US.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred at Speedsportz Racing Park, where Pizzonia had been attending the 2026 Superkarts! USA Winter Series to support his son.<\/p>\n<p>Footage circulating on social media appears to show Pizzonia launching a flying kick at another man before following up with a punch, after running towards him from behind.<\/p>\n<p>The man is reported to have been arguing with Pizzonia\u2019s young son, Antonio Pizzonia Neto, who competed in a junior race earlier that day and finished ninth.<\/p>\n<p>Pizzonia was briefly held in custody before being released, and no further details surrounding the incident or the assault charge have been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>In his first public comments since the arrest, Pizzonia addressed the incident in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone I\u2019m okay and I\u2019m back at home,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndeed there was an incident to which today, I would have reacted in a different way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understood at that moment that my son, a child, was being coerced by an adult and instinctively I defended him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to everyone for your messages of support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pizzonia raced in Formula 1 between 2003 and 2005, debuting with Jaguar before later competing for Williams as a stand-in during periods of injury and driver changes.<\/p>\n<p>He lined up alongside Webber during the Australian\u2019s first season with Jaguar in 2003, before later working with him again at Williams while serving as a test and reserve driver.<\/p>\n<p>Since leaving F1, Pizzonia has continued to race across a range of categories, including Auto GP and BOSS GP, while remaining involved in junior karting through his son.<\/p>\n<p><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/285249\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/285249.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; Antonio Pizzonia during his time at Williams. 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