Three Britons can win but Oscar Piastri has his own script

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McLarens Oscar Piastri celebrates with his trophy on the podium after finishing second in the Austrian Grand Prix.

PHOTO: REUTERS

LONDON – Three British winners have their sights on a home grand prix victory this weekend, but Oscar Piastri could rain on that particular parade as Formula One returns to where the championship started 75 years ago.

Australias championship leader Piastri can still count on plenty of support as a McLaren driver but much of the crowd, and certainly the 10,000 in Silverstones sold-out Landostand, will be cheering more for his British teammate Lando Norris.

Norris won Piastris home grand prix in Melbourne in March, an added incentive for the Australian if he is aiming for revenge at Silverstone, and the pair are turning the season into a two-horse race as the campaign reaches the halfway point.

Piastri is chasing a sixth win in 12 races while Norris arrives from Austria on a high after dominating every practice session he took part in, taking pole by a huge margin and holding off his teammate to win.

The two drivers are 15 points apart, with Red Bulls reigning four-time world champion Max Verstappen third overall but now a hefty 61 points off the lead after a first retirement of the season at his teams home track at Spielberg.

My favourite weekend of the year, said Norris, who has yet to take back-to-back wins.

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