{"id":93298,"date":"2023-09-20T11:35:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=93298"},"modified":"2023-09-20T11:35:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:35:15","slug":"oscar-piastri-pens-new-long-term-deal-with-mclaren-until-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/racing\/oscar-piastri-pens-new-long-term-deal-with-mclaren-until-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Piastri pens new long-term deal with McLaren until 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
Australian driver Oscar Piastri has signed a new deal with McLaren to keep him at the Formula One team until 2026.<\/p>\n
Piastri joined McLaren as reserve driver last year and made his F1 debut this season at Bahrain before he finished fourth at the British Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old further showed his potential with a second-place showing in the sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix and will now continue alongside British racer Lando Norris at McLaren for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n
‘I am thrilled to be extending my partnership with McLaren for many years. I want to be fighting it out at the front of the grid with this team and I am excited by the vision and foundations that are already being laid to get us there,’ Piastri said.<\/p>\n
‘We’ve enjoyed some good moments together in my rookie season, but I’m excited to work together with everyone at MTC over the coming years to create some great moments.’<\/p>\n
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Oscar Piastri has signed a new deal with McLaren to keep him at the F1 team until 2026<\/p>\n
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It means Piastri (left) will continue alongside Lando Norris (right) for the foreseeable future<\/p>\n
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McLaren chief executive Zak Brown said: ‘I’m delighted to be continuing our partnership with Oscar through to the end of 2026.<\/p>\n
‘He’s an incredible talent and an asset to the team so it’s fantastic to be committing to each other in the long term.<\/p>\n
‘Oscar is already proving what he can do out on track and has been instrumental in the turnaround we’ve had so far this season.’<\/p>\n