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Ian Chadband

All change for F1 - but McLaren stick with Papaya Rules

McLaren's team boss admits everything has changed for the world Formula One champions as they "start from zero" and with no advantage in the sport's dramatically altered 2026 landscape.

But Andrea Stella has promised drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri the one thing that will remain the same is: "We will keep the racing the McLaren way … reaffirming the concepts of fairness, integrity, equal opportunities and sportsmanship."

The British outfit found it challenging in their dominant 2025 campaign to maintain the team's much-trumpeted, even-handed 'Papaya Rules' approach to their two drivers, as they duelled for the title.

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