elaborating on previous comments<\/a>.<\/p>\n“I’m getting more experience in my own career, and there’s also an element of I’ve just got more experience, so I can make some of these decisions, ask some of these questions myself.”<\/p>\n
Piastri emphasised that the restructuring was not triggered by any specific incident, describing it as a natural evolution rather than a dramatic departure from their established working relationship.<\/p>\n
Webber’s initial involvement extended far beyond simply facilitating Piastri’s progression from Formula Renault Eurocup to Formula 1.<\/p>\n
The former Red Bull driver provided crucial mentorship, drawing on his experience of competing at the highest level and understanding the pressures that accompany driving for a leading team.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old acknowledges that Webber’s guidance proved particularly valuable during his rookie season, when the veteran’s experience helped identify issues that might otherwise have gone unnoticed.<\/p>\n
“Especially the first couple of years, or especially year one of F1, there were a lot of questions that hadn’t even crossed my mind that Mark was asking as if they were obvious to me and the team,” Piastri said.<\/p>\n
The move underlines Piastri’s growing confidence in his ability to navigate the paddock independently. Where once he required Webber’s constant guidance on matters both technical and strategic, the Australian now finds himself feeling more comfortable.<\/p>\n
And Webber’s reduced trackside presence does not signal a weakening of their professional relationship, but rather indicates Piastri’s maturation as an F1 driver.<\/p>\n
“I think now some of those questions come a lot more naturally for me,” he added. “It’s just a natural evolution, really.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oscar Piastri has provided further insight into his decision to restructure his trackside support team, with manager Mark…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":594135,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,827,830,828,831,829,826,813,823,825,806,805,824,803,804,822,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-594134","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-motosport","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-daniel-ricciardo","11":"tag-f1-calendar","12":"tag-f1-live","13":"tag-f1-results","14":"tag-f1-standings","15":"tag-ferrari","16":"tag-formula-1","17":"tag-lewis-hamilton","18":"tag-max-verstappen","19":"tag-motor","20":"tag-motor-sports","21":"tag-motorsport","22":"tag-motosport","23":"tag-motosports","24":"tag-racing","25":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=594134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/594134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/594135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=594134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=594134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=594134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}