Formula leader an Oscar Piastri can win another “home” race this weekend, with Italy’s Imola Circuit in a list extending from Melbourne to Shanghai, Bahrain, Monaco, Silverstone and Monza.

The Australian 24-year-old began the season disappointing in his Melbourne hometown, but then went to Shanghai, where he won and spoke about his 1/16 Chinese legacy.

The surname of the driver McLaren brings immediate recognition in Italy, land and Ferrari but also houses for some of his distant relatives.

Australian took the annual Lorenzo Bandini trophy in Brsighella on Wednesday in the memory of the Ferrari driver who died in a fiery collision in Monaco in 1967.

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“Considering that I don’t drive for the team in red it was impressive to see how many people were there, ” dish reported to reporters about the ceremony.

“Also to meet some of my relatives now many, very distant, from where my family’s name was born, was very special. I am now an honorary citizen of Licciana Nardi in Italy, who is where my big, great grandfather – maybe big -.

“So it was a special day. Another home race.”

The piastri also won in Bahrain, the home of McLaren’s majority owners who were enjoyed in his victory, and after Imola goes to Monaco where last year Ferrari local hero Charles Leclerc Jokingly claimed Australian as a “adopted boy”.

Australian had joked on social media that he was looking for the family tree for any possible Monegasque root he could claim.

Silverstone in July is McLaren’s home racing while Monza hosts Grand Prix, Italy in September.

The piastri reached Imola with a 16 -point lead over the teammate Lando Norris after four wins in the last five competitions, including the last three in a row with Miami the last two weeks.

The McLaren champions have won five of the six and are again the favorites for Sunday’s race.

“We have very soft tires this weekend, so maybe that will help us. But it’s much cooler than it was in Miami. The track is also too different – much larger, much higher speed in general,” Got a piatr.

“I look forward to the competition to be closer than it was in Miami.”