F1, Oscar Piastri told by Mark Webber, the manager: “Like Sinner”

S and Oscar Piastri has been much better at driving than at talking about himself so far, perhaps because of his teacher, Mark Webber, who himself has never been exactly an enthusiastic interviewee. Even though on Sunday in Baku, excited by the victorious performance of his pupil, he suddenly found the desire to talk about him. He has been following him since 2017, when Oscar arrived in the English F4. It was Piastri’s parents who sought out the experienced former driver, a fellow Australian, to be his advisor and mentor, even before being his agent. But the talent was already speaking for the 16-year-old from Queanbeyan, and Webber was telling everyone in the paddock. Without having to work too hard, given that in the meantime his pupil was winning Formula Renault (2019), F3 (2020) and F2 (2021): all at the first attempt. With a certain skill he directed him to McLaren, preferred to Alpine who had already announced him. Proof that many have been predicting its explosion for some time.