The Australian stepped up to a McLaren race seat for 2023 after spending last year as Alpine reserve and test driver.
With McLaren’s car not being as quick as the team had hoped, it has not been the smoothest of rookie campaigns for Piastri, but he feels he is making progress.
And he has singled out the assistance that Webber, a veteran of 217 grands prix, is giving him – both in terms of how he helped prepare him for the challenges of F1, but also in making the most of dealing with the team.
“Coming into this year I think my personality was quite relaxed, maybe a little bit too relaxed for Mark’s liking at some points,” said Piastri in an interview with Motorsport.com.
“His advice was to not underestimate the challen …