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Piastri: No-brainer to signal new McLaren F1 deal
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Piastri: No-brainer to signal new McLaren F1 deal

By Miles Cooper March 13, 2025
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Oscar Piastri says it was a “no-brainer” for him to conform to a long-term contract extension with the McLaren Formulation 1 group.

Regardless of Piastri’s contract not expiring till the top of the 2026 season, he and McLaren made quick work of agreeing a brand new multi-year deal that may lengthen the Australian’s keep for an undefined variety of seasons.

The brand new deal ensures each Piastri and Norris stay connected to the world champion outfit effectively into the 2026 rules cycle, stopping different groups from sniffing round McLaren’s driver pairing and inflicting distractions.

In his first response to his new deal forward of the Australian Grand Prix, Piastri stated extending his keep on the Woking group felt “pure” given the group’s upward trajectory, which has yielded his first two grand prix wins final 12 months.

“I used to be already signed up for this 12 months and the subsequent, but it surely felt like only a very pure development to signal for even long run,” Piastri stated forward of his residence race in Melbourne.

“Clearly, final 12 months was an unbelievable 12 months for the group. I believe my two years for the group has been fairly unbelievable, ranging from the place we had been after I joined to being constructors’ champions.

Piastri: No-brainer to signal new McLaren F1 deal

Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL39

Picture by: Erik Junius

“Now it made a number of sense in my thoughts to try to proceed that and construct with the group. Me and Lando are each there for a very long time now, Andrea [Stella, team principal] is on a long run contract. Zak [Brown, CEO] and key technical workers as effectively.

“So for me, it looks as if a no brainer, and suppose it was reciprocated from the group as effectively.”

Piastri arrived at his residence race with what many observers expect the automobile to beat. However as Australian followers and media are increase pleasure, the 23-year-old is maintaining his expectations in verify.

“I do know what you need me to say, and everybody’s headline may very well be that, however we’ll see,” he stated. “Nobody actually is aware of what to anticipate. Testing went fairly effectively however you do not know the place all people sits.

“However Melbourne is a very totally different monitor to Bahrain, the climate goes to be totally different to Bahrain and totally different each hour, by the look of issues, so it should be an fascinating weekend.

“We’re anticipating to be someplace up the entrance, whether or not that is proper on the pointy finish, we’ll wait till Saturday, I believe.”

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