Piastri signs new long-term McLaren F1 deal

Oscar Piastri has signed a brand new contract along with his McLaren Components 1 group in what has been described as a “multi-year” deal.

Piastri’s earlier deal nonetheless ran till the top of 2026, however McLaren has now moved shortly to increase the Australian’s phrases forward of the 2025 season opener this weekend in Melbourne.

As was the case when it re-signed Piastri’s team-mate Lando Norris on a brand new long-term deal in January final 12 months, McLaren has not specified the size of Piastri’s renewal, however his recent multi-year contract will possible take him to at the very least 2028 pending numerous choices.

“It’s an excellent feeling understanding that I’m a part of McLaren’s long-term imaginative and prescient,” 23-year-old Piastri stated. “The group had the assumption in me after we signed in 2022, and the journey we’ve gone on over the previous two seasons to assist return McLaren to the very prime of the game has been unimaginable.”

Having been snapped up from Alpine’s junior programme, former F2 and F3 champion Piastri instantly impressed on his McLaren F1 debut in 2023 after which snatched his first two grand prix wins throughout final 12 months’s sophomore marketing campaign on his approach to fourth within the drivers’ championship.

McLaren stated each Piastri’s on-track efficiency and his angle and work ethic behind the scenes made an early contract renewal a straightforward determination for McLaren because it goals to stave off curiosity within the Australian.

“Not solely is he 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,” stated CEO Zak Brown. “We’ve obtained the very best driver line-up on the grid, and prior to now two seasons, we’ve 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.”