Lando Norris hopes McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri is afforded an even-handed reception from the house British Grand Prix crowd when the title rivals take their championship battle to Silverstone this weekend.
In what more and more seems more likely to show an all-McLaren duel for the Drivers’ Championship, the papaya pair at the moment are break up by simply 15 factors within the standings after Norris warmed up for his residence race by beating title chief Piastri to victory within the Austrian Grand Prix.
Given his title-challenging standing, Norris is bound to obtain notably sturdy help at Silverstone – the place for the primary time he additionally has his grandstand in his title, a sold-out 10,000-strong ‘Landostand’ positioned at Stowe nook.
Sitting alongside one another in Sunday’s post-race press convention following their fourth one-two of the season, Australia’s Piastri was requested whether or not he had any considerations about receiving a hostile reception at Norris’ residence occasion.
Norris first answered, saying: “I imply, I actually hope that half’s not going to occur.
“The British followers are usually very accepting for all of us and particularly for us as McLaren.
“So I feel the primary level ought to be for all of the followers to embrace everybody and to help everybody.”
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McLaren’s Lando Norris fought team-mate Oscar Piastri to take the win on the Austrian GP after a race-long battle.
Having raced for Woking-based McLaren since 2023, Piastri then mentioned he had all the time obtained good help from the Silverstone followers, though acknowledged it could nonetheless solely be pure for Norris to benefit from the better following this weekend specifically.
“A few years in the past they have been chanting my title within the crowd, in order that was sudden,” mentioned Piastri.
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McLaren team-mates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri gave their response after an exhilarating Austrian Grand Prix.
“I am unsure I am going to fairly get that once more, which is honest sufficient. I really feel just like the followers normally this yr have been a bit nicer to us.
“We did not even have Max Verstappen followers booing us at present, in order that was a pleasant change. They’ve all the time been very accepting of me.
“Clearly, I race for a British crew, and I feel they’re massive followers of the whole lot papaya and that features each of us. I am anticipating there to be much more Lando followers than me followers, however that is honest. It is his residence race as properly, so I feel it will be nice.”
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McLaren team-mates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been within the cooldown room to look at again the important thing moments from an exhilarating Austrian Grand Prix.
British Grand Prix officers should not anticipating any points both.
Stuart Pringle, Silverstone’s managing director, advised Sky Sports activities Information: “I am completely sure. Everyone loves good sport right here at Silverstone and that is a terrific battle on the entrance amongst these two team-mates.
“We have educated followers right here, individuals who love the game.
“Silverstone delivers time and time once more. Seventy-five years of working racing right here and it continues to provide us nice racing with this contemporary technology of vehicles.”
‘A spot I wish to win greater than wherever else’
The character of his spectacular win forward of Piastri on the Crimson Bull Ring will seemingly make Norris favorite to triumph once more at Silverstone, the place he has completed second and third respectively in every of the previous two seasons.
A primary real looking probability of a house victory slipped away, although, final yr resulting from technique errors in a race of changeable climate situations.
Twelve months on as he prepares for his seventh British GP, Norris advised Sky Sports activities F1: “I am excited.
“It is the very best race of the yr. I’ve bought my very own grandstand and the whole lot, so very excited.”
He added within the press convention: “I do not suppose there’s any extra stress. After all, it is a spot I wish to win greater than wherever else, however it would not change something. It simply places a bit extra of a smile on my face each morning after I get up.
“It in all probability distracts me in a great way greater than something. Now I’ve bought my very own grandstand, and I’ve bought extra reasoning for various issues. Extra of a constructive distraction, I’d say, greater than a stress.”
Sky Sports activities F1’s British GP schedule
Thursday July 3
2pm: Drivers’ Press Convention
6pm: The F1 Present Particular
Friday July 4
8.45am: F3 Observe
9.55am: F2 Observe
12pm: British GP Observe One (session begins at 12.30pm)
1.55pm: F3 Qualifying
2.50pm: F2 Qualifying
3.35pm: British GP Observe Two (session begins at 4pm)
5.15pm: The F1 Present
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Look again at among the most dramatic moments all through the years on the British Grand Prix.
Saturday July 5
9.10am: F3 Dash
11.15pm: British GP Observe Three (session begins at 11.30am)
1.10pm: F2 Dash
2.15pm: British GP Qualifying build-up*
3pm: BRITISH GP QUALIFYING*
4.55pm: F4 Race 1
5.40pm: Ted’s Qualifying Pocket book
Sunday July 6
8.15am: F4 Race 2
9.25am: F3 Function Race
11am: F2 Function Race
1.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: British GP build-up*
3pm: THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX*
5pm: Chequered Flag: British GP response*
6pm: Ted’s Pocket book*
*additionally on Sky Sports activities Major Occasion
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