{"id":741460,"date":"2026-06-16T22:46:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/741460\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T22:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:46:19","slug":"mark-webber-may-no-longer-be-allowed-in-mclaren-hospitality-building-in-f1-paddock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/741460\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Webber may no longer be ‘allowed’ in McLaren hospitality building in F1 paddock"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oscar Piastri\u2019s manager, Mark Webber, is now considered persona non grata in the McLaren F1 motorhome, journalist Jack Martens has claimed.<\/p>\n

It emerged during testing that Piastri had reshuffled his management<\/a>, moving Webber into a business-focused role and recruiting former F2 engineer Pedro Matos to help during the race weekends.<\/p>\n

Addressing the change, Piastri says he\u2019s no longer as reliant on Webber<\/a> because he\u2019s more experienced in F1. The McLaren driver made his 75th race start at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix last weekend.<\/p>\n

Does Oscar Piastri still need Mark Webber at McLaren? <\/p>\n

\"OscarPhoto by Kym Illman\/Getty Images Has Mark Webber had a \u2018big fight\u2019 with McLaren F1 management?<\/p>\n

There were some rumours that McLaren had instigated Piastri\u2019s rejig<\/a> after what was apparently a tense year behind the scenes. A number of controversial team decisions went against the Australian. <\/p>\n

Piastri<\/a> always said that the team treated him fairly, but Martens claims that Webber saw it differently, which caused \u2018fights\u2019 behind the scenes. <\/p>\n

As a result, he believes that the 49-year-old is no longer allowed to enter the McLaren<\/a> hospitality building in the paddock. <\/p>\n

However, Webber<\/a> is said to be negotiating with Red Bull, his former team, over Piastri potentially replacing Max Verstappen. With a performance-related exit clause likely to come into play this summer, Verstappen is considering his future.<\/p>\n

Will Oscar Piastri win a world championship as a McLaren driver? <\/p>\n

\"SecondPhoto by Rudy Carezzevoli\/Getty Images <\/p>\n

\u201cOn the top of the list [at Red Bull] is Oscar Piastri\u2019s name,\u201d Martens said on the Paddock Access<\/a> podcast. \u201cThey\u2019ve already spoken with each other. We know that Mark Webber is the manager of Oscar Piastri, even though we don\u2019t see him at the track anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s not allowed in the McLaren hospitality. McLaren don\u2019t want him around Oscar Piastri anymore at the track.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year was a little heated. Oscar Piastri had the feeling that he got screwed at the team, that they favoured Lando Norris.<\/p>\n

\u201cMark Webber got himself into a lot of fights, I think, with the McLaren bosses. Since then, we haven\u2019t seen Mark Webber on track.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we know he\u2019s Oscar Piastri\u2019s manager. We know he\u2019s tied to Red Bull as well. He has a past in Red Bull Racing. It only makes sense that they are talking to each other \u2013 not over the second seat, not next to Max Verstappen, but instead of Max Verstappen.\u201d<\/p>\n

F1 Oversteer has contacted McLaren for comment.<\/p>\n

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