Oscar Piastri not expecting Silverstone fight to just be with Lando Norris as he predicts ‘interesting weekend’

Oscar Piastri has predicted a possible multi-team battle on the British Grand Prix, with the Australian suggesting that it’s going to not simply be a battle between himself and McLaren staff mate Lando Norris.

A race-long scrap performed out between the pair final outing in Austria, by which Norris fended off the problem from Piastri to say his third win of the season. Piastri, nevertheless, nonetheless leads the championship standings by a margin of 15 factors.

When requested if he was prepared for one more battle with Norris this weekend at his staff mate’s residence monitor, Piastri smiled: “Let’s wait and see. I believe it’s going to be an fascinating weekend – Silverstone at all times is. The climate’s at all times an element and it seems to be like it will likely be once more this weekend.

“Let’s wait and see, I don’t assume it would simply be two McLarens this time. I believe Mercedes will most likely be fast, Red Bull truthfully you by no means actually know however they’ve been fast right here up to now, Ferrari as nicely seemed to be a bit bit stronger in Austria, so let’s see.

“It’s a monitor I at all times take pleasure in, and I’m anticipating it to be a great battle with whoever it’s.”

A sequence has emerged in the course of the marketing campaign thus far by which, each time Norris has received a race, Piastri has confirmed victorious on the following Grand Prix.

When it comes to whether or not that may be on his thoughts in the course of the weekend forward, the 24-year-old answered: “I’ve discovered the identical sample as you, however there’s nothing aware about it. I believe it’s simply been coincidence.

“I at all times go into each weekend, simply making an attempt to do the perfect that I can. I felt like possibly in China there was a bit of additional motivation however extra due to how painful Melbourne was, greater than the rest.

“I simply go into each weekend making an attempt to do my greatest, go in with the perfect frame of mind that I can and I believe I’m at all times studying issues about myself, about how I would like the automotive as nicely, and [I’m] studying classes on a regular basis.”

And given the psychological factor at play within the championship battle, Piastri was additionally quizzed on how necessary it might be to beat Norris on the Briton’s residence monitor.

“I don’t actually assume so,” the seven-time race winner stated. “Each driver desires to win their residence race, however on the finish of the day it’s solely value the identical quantity of factors as all over the place else. Monaco is form of the same feeling however, sure, would I like to win this weekend? After all.

“So let’s see what occurs. It’s a monitor I take pleasure in, a monitor I’ve had good success at up to now, so hopefully generally is a good weekend.”