Overview
- Oscar Piastri says Mark Webber remains his manager but will attend fewer races this season, calling the change a planned adjustment rather than a reaction to any incident.
- Pedro Matos, who worked with Piastri in his junior titles, is set to take a more visible race‑weekend role, with performance coach Emma Murray also featuring more in his program.
- Piastri emphasizes there is no conflict with Webber or McLaren and describes the new setup as a different structure for 2026.
- Team principal Andrea Stella reports encouraging reliability and learning from Bahrain testing and reiterates McLaren’s pledge to equip both Piastri and Lando Norris to maximize performance.
- Some media and paddock voices have portrayed Webber’s reduced presence as a step back, though those interpretations remain unverified as Piastri focuses on the 2026 technical reset.