Mark Webber has warned his protege and McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri not to underestimate F1 ahead of his debut Full story ⬇️
he was free to join McLaren“There's been a lot of advice from both Mark and Ann,” said Piastri. “I think to sum it up, I guess not underestimating the challenge of F1.
“It's obviously a big step up from what I've raced previously and also it's a different dynamic racing in a sport, where this was my first year getting paid to drive race cars, which is pretty cool. So that's a different dynamic to what I'm used to.” He added: “I think just being one of two drivers in a team of 700 or 800 people that we have here, it's a big responsibility. So I think that's a bit of a difference, and Mark and Andrea [Stella] and Zak [Brown] as well, I don't want to say a gentle reminder, but they reminded me of the responsibility that I have, and the impact that I can have on the motivation and the productivity of the team.
“Also being in a position to have a very key input into the design of the car. Obviously not building parts myself, but telling people what we need from the car, and [the team] being able to make different parts in the car to address that, is something I'm looking forward to.”Photo by: Charles Coates /Piastri also paid tribute to Webber and Neal for the support they’ve given him, especially last summer.
“Mark and Ann do a lot for me, I guess mostly behind the scenes, making sure that I really have to focus on the essentials of F1.
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