Sports · Motorsport · 6 hrs ago
Peter Windsor says his friendship with Mark Webber broke down over Piastri
F1 journalist Peter Windsor says he lost contact with Mark Webber after disagreeing with Oscar Piastri’s move to McLaren.
Webber, a former Formula 1 driver, managed Piastri.
Windsor says he and Webber had been close friends and often spent time together.
Windsor argued Piastri should have joined Alpine for 2023, then considered other teams later.
Piastri instead joined McLaren, and Windsor says Webber stopped talking to him after he shared that view.
The disagreement comes amid news that Piastri and Webber have split professionally, though Windsor did not say what caused their split.
Windsor hopes he and Webber can become friends again.
Peter Windsor says his friendship with Mark Webber broke down after Windsor criticised Oscar Piastri’s move to McLaren.
Windsor says he believed Piastri should have joined Alpine for the 2023 season.
He says Webber stopped talking to him after he expressed that view.
Windsor says he hopes he and Webber can become friends again.
- Who
- Peter Windsor says his friendship with Mark Webber broke down over Oscar Piastri.
- What
- Windsor says Webber stopped talking to him after he criticised Piastri’s move to McLaren.
- When
- Windsor says the breakdown happened after the Piastri move; no exact date is stated.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Windsor says he thought Piastri should have stayed at Alpine rather than join McLaren.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Piastri joined McLaren rather than Alpine.
Windsor says Webber stopped talking to him after he criticised the decision.
The Piastri-Webber split was announced, according to the article.
- People
- Peter Windsor and Mark Webber
- Driver
- Oscar Piastri
- Team choice
- Piastri joined McLaren rather than Alpine
- Season
- 2023
- Windsor's view
- He said Piastri should have joined Alpine
What people are saying
But he blanked me after the whole Piastri thing
I said I thought it was an odd move [to McLaren].
I just hope Mark and I become friends again, because he's a great bloke, we often used to talk about cricket a lot.