Lando Norris: McLaren driver asks for no hostility for title rival Oscar Piastri at dwelling British GP | F1 Information
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 struggle 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 are actually break up by simply 15 factors within the standings after Norris warmed up for his dwelling race by beating title chief Piastri to victory within the Austrian Grand Prix.
Given his title-challenging standing, Norris is certain to obtain significantly sturdy help at Silverstone – the place for the primary time he additionally has his grandstand in his identify, 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’ dwelling 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 believe the primary level must 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 stated he had at all times obtained good help from the Silverstone followers, though acknowledged it could nonetheless solely be pure for Norris to benefit from the larger following this weekend specifically.
“A few years in the past they have been chanting my identify within the crowd, in order that was sudden,” stated 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 basically this yr have been a bit nicer to us.
“We did not even have Max Verstappen followers booing us at the moment, in order that was a pleasant change. They’ve at all times been very accepting of me.
“Clearly, I race for a British staff, and I believe they’re massive followers of every thing 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 dwelling race as nicely, so I believe it’s going to be effective.”
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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 exciting Austrian Grand Prix.
British Grand Prix officers usually are 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 fantastic battle on the entrance amongst these two team-mates.
“We have got 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 era of vehicles.”
‘A spot I wish to win greater than anymore else’
The character of his spectacular win forward of Piastri on the Crimson Bull Ring will doubtless 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 reasonable 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 perfect race of the yr. I’ve bought my very own grandstand and every thing, so very excited.”
He added within the press convention: “I do not suppose there’s any extra strain. After all, it is a spot I wish to win greater than anyplace else, nevertheless it does not change something. It simply places a bit extra of a smile on my face each morning after I get up.
“It most likely 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 might say, greater than a strain.”
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 Follow
9.55am: F2 Follow
12pm: British GP Follow One (session begins at 12.30pm)
1.55pm: F3 Qualifying
2.50pm: F2 Qualifying
3.35pm: British GP Follow Two (session begins at 4pm)
5.15pm: The F1 Present
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Look again at a number of the most dramatic moments all through the years on the British Grand Prix.
Saturday July 5
9.10am: F3 Dash
11.15pm: British GP Follow 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 Characteristic Race
11am: F2 Characteristic 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 Principal Occasion
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