McLaren insists it was fully “open” with Ricciardo on Piastri situation

The Contract Recognition Board’s ruling on the Piastri case on Friday revealed that the deal between the Australian and McLaren was completed on the day after the British Grand Prix.

This prompted a great deal of speculation about whether Ricciardo had been kept in the dark initially, as he had made a statement on social media on 13th July expressing how set he was in remaining at McLaren in the future.

He wrote: “I am committed to McLaren until the end of next…