Oscar Piastri has signed a brand new contract with McLaren which the group say will hold him with them “for the long run”.
The 23-year-old Australian, who gained two grands prix final yr on his approach to fourth on the planet championship in his second season in Components 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 constructors’ title for McLaren final yr for the primary time since 1998.
McLaren Racing chief government officer Zak Brown stated: “Not solely is Oscar an extremely proficient driver, however his work ethic and cultural match inside the group made it a no brainer to increase his time in papaya.
“We have got the perfect driver line-up on the grid, and prior to now two seasons, we have seen how a lot of an asset to the group Oscar is each on and off observe.
“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 will do within the years to come back as we proceed to struggle for world championships collectively.”
Piastri stated: “It is an amazing feeling realizing that I am a part of McLaren’s long-term imaginative and prescient. The group 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 unimaginable.
“There are such a lot of proficient and particular folks working at McLaren who’ve helped me to turn into a Components 1 race winner very early in my profession. Subsequently, I am very proud to be persevering with to signify this legendary group 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 along with his earlier contract suggests he’s now dedicated to the group till at the least the tip of 2028.
Norris final yr signed a brand new contract that the group stated would commit him to McLaren at the least till the tip of 2026.
Brown, group principal Andrea Stella and technical director, aerodynamics, Peter Prodromou have all just lately signed longer contracts with McLaren.
Stella stated Piastri’s new contract was “an emblem of our perception and belief in him as a driver”.
The Italian added: “He has continued to show how spectacular he’s by way of his expertise, willpower and work ethic as a driver and his contribution to our group and tradition as an individual.
“Alongside Lando, we now have what we’d like locked in for the long run to maintain pushing ahead.”
