A bit surprisingly, in view of the Japanese GP, the McLaren with a official announcement one declaredexpectation – and by many welcome - confirmation about the young Australian driver Oscar piastri. The Australian, in fact, has signed his contract renewal until 2026.
The development of a young talent
Oscar piastri ha debuted in Formula 1 this year, thanks to a contract signed at maintenance of the 2022 with the note McLaren team. A young man talent di twenty-two years – Oscar was born, in fact, in 2001 - that surprised a lot of people in this, his first season as rookie. In these three quarters of the season he has scored 4 so far2 points, Of which 1 arising from a quick ride, 2 th in a sprint racing e 5 points finishes. Almost all concentrated in the second half of the season, since, by important updates, the real 2023 McLaren has essentially arrived.
Oscar Piastri's contract
Already in last December, the young driver from Melbourne had signed a multi-year contract, as stated in communique, where you also discover the confirmation of this agreement. Oscar Piastri will therefore race with McLaren at least until 2026! Team principal Andrea Stella and CEO Zak Brown expressed their praise about the young Australian talent. In particular, Andrea Stella he claims: "It's great to confirm that Oscar has signed a multi-year contract extension with the team. Oscar [...] consistently impresses with his performance, work ethic and behavior, so it was an easy decision for the team to make."
The Zak Brown expresses equal joy and admiration towards the abilities of twenty-two years old, which is defined as: “I am thrilled to extend my collaboration with McLaren for further years. I want to give everything on the front row of the grid with this team and I am thrilled by the vision and the foundations that have been laid for us to stay here.” And, further on, he concludes: “We had some great times during my debut season, but I'm excited to work with everyone at McLaren over the coming years to create more great moments. "
