{"id":357954,"date":"2026-04-01T04:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/357954\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:15:14","slug":"oscar-piastris-custom-mclaren-750s-surfaces-online-with-papaya-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/357954\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Piastri\u2019s custom McLaren 750S surfaces online with papaya details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photos of Oscar Piastri&#8217;s custom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/mclaren\/10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">McLaren<\/a> 750S have emerged on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Australian driver recently took delivery of the 750S, which is the lightest and most powerful series-production McLaren to date. While Piastri&#8217;s is a custom specification, the 750S is powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine that produces a blistering 750PS (740bhp) and 800Nm of torque. This has resulted in a 0-62mph time of just 2.8 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>The dry weight comes in at 1277kg, thanks in part to the carbon fibre racing seats and ultra-lightweight 10-spoke forged alloy wheels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Piastri&#8217;s 750S is finished in a dark purple with contrasting bright McLaren Papaya orange brake calipers. The interior leans into exposed carbon fibre, custom embroidery, McLaren Papaya orange accents and personalised &#8220;OP&#8221; sills.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old Formula 1 driver previously put the McLaren 750S to the test at Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix. &#8220;Even when I first came out the pits, I was surprised how quick it was. The driver feedback is great, the car is responsive, agile and the turning is sharp. The 750S is really good fun to drive,&#8221; he said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>While it is unknown what Piastri&#8217;s custom 750S is worth, prices start at approximately $365,100, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/mclaren\/750s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Car and Driver<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This comes amid a shaky start to the 2026 F1 season for Piastri. After crashing on the reconnaissance laps of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and suffering an electrical fault that prevented him from starting the Chinese Grand Prix, he finally managed to complete a race in Japan.\u00a0He managed to convert a P3 start into a second-place finish.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/oscar-piastri-mclaren.jpg\" alt=\"Oscar Piastri, McLaren\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Oscar Piastri, McLaren<\/p>\n<p class=\"photographer\">Photo by: Jakub Porzycki \/ NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The McLaren driver currently sits sixth in the drivers&#8217; standings with 21 points, behind his team-mate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/lando-norris\/289316\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lando Norris<\/a> in fifth with 25 points.<\/p>\n<p>F1 now heads into a five-week break due to the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, and it will return for the Miami Grand Prix at the start of May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            We want your opinion!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-auto\">What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"#\" class=\"ms-link text-link font-bold\">Take our 5 minute survey.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-1 text-body\">&#8211; The Motorsport.com Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photos of Oscar Piastri&#8217;s custom McLaren 750S have emerged on social media.\u00a0 The Australian driver recently took delivery&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":357955,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[188972,3515,179395,4262,111,139,69,7214,188971,213,11106],"class_list":{"0":"post-357954","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-f1-japanese-grand-prix","9":"tag-formula-1","10":"tag-japanese-gp","11":"tag-mclaren","12":"tag-new-zealand","13":"tag-newzealand","14":"tag-nz","15":"tag-oscar-piastri","16":"tag-oscar-piastriu2019s-custom-mclaren-750s-surfaces-online-with-papaya-details","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-trendingteam"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}