McLaren secured their first Constructors’ Championship since 1998 a year ago, and the season ended with either Norris or Piastri on the top step of the podium in four of the fin

After helping McLaren to a constructor's championship in 2024, Oscar Piastri was rewarded with a multi-year contract worth nearly $26 million per year, according to Racing News 365. The new deal replaces Piastri's contract that ran through 2026 and was set to pay him over $7 million per season.

McLaren have re-signed Oscar Piastri on a new contract extension, two full seasons before his current deal was due to expire.

McLaren locked out the front row in Melbourne with Lando Norris taking pole position for the Australian Grand Prix while Oscar Piastri was second quickest in qualifying

McLaren are confident competition between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will not endanger the team's Formula One championship defence if the drivers find themselves battling for the individual title.

Piastri’s performances last season led to rival teams potentially wanting to make a play to lure him away from McLaren. Naturally, the team’s CEO, Zak Brown, would have been eager to tie the two-time Grand Prix winner down, irrespective of the financial implications.

McLaren is starting the 2025 season with a front-row lockout of the Australian Grand Prix, with both drivers eyeing victory and the early championship lead.

Oscar Piastri is quietly confident he can become the first Aussie driver to win the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix

Details of Oscar Piastri's McLaren contract emerge that will make him one of the highest-paid F1 drivers on the 2025 grid