Overview
- Oscar Piastri says he will meet McLaren leadership over the winter to discuss potential tweaks to the in-house ‘Papaya rules’.
- He defended the approach as broadly fair and beneficial, while noting moments he felt disadvantaged, citing Lando Norris’s Turn 2 move in Singapore.
- The policy, introduced in 2024, asks teammates to cede position at times to ensure a fair outcome when racing each other.
- McLaren CEO Zak Brown indicated at the FIA prize-giving gala that equal treatment of Piastri and Norris is expected to continue into 2026.
- News18 reports McLaren completed a 2025 title double, with Norris winning the drivers’ championship by two points and the team taking the constructors’ crown.