Oscar Piastri has signed a brand new contract with McLaren which the workforce say will preserve him with them “for the long run”.
The 23-year-old Australian, who received two grands prix final yr on his solution to fourth on the planet championship in his second season in Method 1, was already contracted to the tip of 2026.
Piastri’s outcomes, mixed with team-mate Lando Norris’ second place within the drivers’ championship, secured the final yr for the primary time since 1998.
McLaren Racing chief govt officer Zak Brown stated: “Not solely is Oscar an extremely proficient driver, however his work ethic and cultural match throughout the workforce made it a no brainer to increase his time in papaya.
“We have got one of the best driver line-up on the grid, and up to now two seasons, we have seen how a lot of an asset to the workforce Oscar is each on and off monitor.
“He was completely elementary in including to our legacy with the 2024 constructors’ championship final season, so we’re all excited to see what we are able to do within the years to come back as we proceed to combat for world championships collectively.”
Piastri stated: “It is an important feeling understanding that I am a part of McLaren’s long-term imaginative and prescient. The workforce had the idea in me once we signed in 2022, and the journey we have gone on over the previous two seasons to assist return McLaren to the very prime of the game has been unbelievable.
“There are such a lot of proficient and particular folks working at McLaren who’ve helped me to change into a Method 1 race winner very early in my profession. Subsequently, I am very proud to be persevering with to symbolize this legendary workforce for a few years to come back.”
McLaren’s assertion was intentionally obscure on the precise size of Piastri’s contract, however the language within the launch mixed together with his earlier contract suggests he’s now dedicated to the workforce till no less than the tip of 2028.
Norris final yr signed a brand new contract that the workforce stated would commit him to McLaren no less than till the tip of 2026.
Brown, workforce principal Andrea Stella and technical director, aerodynamics, Peter Prodromou have all
Stella stated Piastri’s new contract was “a logo of our perception and belief in him as a driver”.
The Italian added: “He has continued to show how spectacular he’s when it comes to his expertise, dedication and work ethic as a driver and his contribution to our workforce and tradition as an individual.
“Alongside Lando, now we have what we’d like locked in for the long run to maintain pushing ahead.”
