What’s behind Piastri’s split with Webber – and what it means for his F1 career
On the Monday after the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri and Mark Webber announced in a joint statement that the latter and Ann Neal would no longer manage the 25-year-old McLaren driver. The timing may come as a surprise – now rather than at the end of the season – but the news […]
How Aston Martin’s fuel gamble in Monza WEC fell short by just three seconds
Aston Martin lost a podium in a dramatic climax to the 2026 World Endurance Championship in Monza due to two penalties that dropped the #007 Valkyrie down to 12th place. Having struggled with early strategy calls that failed to pay off, Aston Martin’s factory team Heart of Racing elected to roll the dice in the closing […]
Piastri and Webber terminate management agreement
Oscar Piastri and Mark Webber have mutually agreed to terminate their management agreement, the pair have announced. Webber and his wife Ann – who ran Mark’s career herself back in the day – became Piastri’s managers in 2019, the year the youngster narrowly beat Victor Martins to the Formula Renault Eurocup title and a spot […]
WEC drivers question lack of full-course yellow after heavy Monza crash
Several World Endurance Championship drivers have questioned race control for not neutralising the Monza 6 Hours following a late crash involving a Cadillac hypercar. With just two minutes left on the clock, Jota driver Alex Lynn slammed into the the barriers at the exit of the second chicane after making contact with the #94 Peugeot 9X8 of […]
Leclerc penalised for Lawson clash; Antonelli and Oliver Bearman also punished after F1 Brazilian GP
Charles Leclerc was handed a five-second penalty after the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix for his clash with Liam Lawson, dropping the Ferrari driver down to eighth place in the final results. The Monegasque was battling the Racing Bulls driver for seventh place on lap 69 of the Sao Paulo race when the pair made […]
Robert Kubica announces exit from AF Corse’s privateer Hypercar in WEC
Former Formula 1 star Robert Kubica has revealed that he will not race for Ferrari’s satellite team AF Corse in the 2027 World Endurance Championship. The 41-year-old made that announcement shortly after Sunday’s Monza 6 Hours finale, where he finished sixth in the #83 499P alongside Phil Hanson and Yifei Ye. “Final race done, end of season. Normally, […]