# Papaya Rules Are Eating McLaren In 2026

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Podcast: [LawVS - The Ladder Man](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawvs-the-ladder-man-6713515)
Published: 2026-05-27T11:21:00+00:00
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## Resource

McLaren backed Lando Norris and got the trophy. Then Oscar Piastri said Red Bull interest is 'flattering.' Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs McLaren's 2025 settlement is now costing them as the team is not winning...at all. Norris said in Melbourne he'd retire from Formula 1 rather than leave McLaren. Then Piastri called Red Bull interest 'flattering' before Canada. And Zak Brown's 'contracts aside' answer to The Athletic does more work than anyone noticed...that perhaps the bill from last year isn't fulfilling the deal made with number 81. When you then consider the McLaren orange machine now spans F1, IndyCar, WEC GTs, an incoming Hypercar programme, F1 Academy and golf?! Yeah, things are I think suffering. McLaren is too thin. #f1 #oscarpiastri #landonorris #formula1 #formulaone #f12026 #mclarenf1 #mclaren #papayarules #zakbrown #f1teams #f1team #f1drivers #f1driver #f1cars #f1drama #f1gossip #f1news #f1latest Get 15% off at the Castore Official website with my special link: https://glnk.io/ryj2p/lawrence #AdCastoreAff Can't watch the ladder? HEAR it instead as a podcast. RSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/lawvs Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6hcmgaNHAcU5AHjUITTXS8 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/tt/podcast/lawvs-the-ladder-man/id1720160644 McLaren Won By Backing The Wrong Driver https://youtu.be/w_B31c4ck_Y Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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