Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images Source: Getty Images Kiwi Mitch Evans was one of his first signings - he’s now a Formula E stalwart racing with Jaguar and still contracted to Webber via JAM - and he even had his trainer help Ricciardo prepare for his first F1 test. He offered support to fellow Aussie Will Power when he was in need - Power went on to win the 2014 Ind圜ar championship and is a leading contender again this season - and also made some early forays into management along with Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner via their joint management of the former MW Arden GP3 team. That lesson was put into practice once Webber cracked Formula 1. “I have never forgotten about hunger, determination - and the need to lend an occasional hand.” “It was an extraordinary gesture that let us battle on,” Webber recounted in his autobiography, Aussie Grit. Not only did Campese induct his compatriot into his management firm, but he personally loaned him the money needed to continue racing in the short term. He approached iconic Wallabies player David Campese, who was in the twilight of his career and in the process of establishing a management company in Australia, for help. In 1997, when he was still establishing himself in Europe and was yet to turn professional, he faced a critical shortage of money that threatened to end his single-seater career on the spot. The seeds of Webber’s interest in supporting talent were sown early in his own career. Not only is he a regular TV pundit in the UK, but he’s also opened a talent management business, JAM Sports Management, with his wife and long-time manager, Ann, and sport CEO Jason Allen. He retired from racing at the end of 2016.īut his post-racing life has arguably been busier than his competitive career. His three-year stint delivered him the world championship in 2015 and a second-place finish at Le Mans. ![]() He retired from the sport in 2014, paving the way for Daniel Ricciardo’s promotion to Red Bull Racing that year - Ricciardo beat Vettel in their first season as teammates ironically that set in motion the events that led to the current impasse - and switched to sports car racing with Porsche. Webber came close to joining them on the honour role, but crowning glory ultimately proved elusive despite him playing a key part of Red Bull Racing’s dominant four-year spell in 2010-13, with all four years won and sometimes dominated by teammate Sebastian Vettel. He’s also the country’s third most successful grand prix driver courtesy of his nine victories and 42 podium finishes, behind only three-time champion Jack Brabham and 1980 title winner Alan Jones. He was pipped by Ricciardo on that count only this year. Mark Webber is the second longest serving Formula 1 driver in Australian history, with 215 grand prix starts to his name. WHO IS MARK WEBBER AND WHY IS HE MANAGING PIASTRI?
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