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30 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Lando Norris wins British GP amid wild weather at Silverstone: Formula One
Update: Date: 2025-07-06T16:24:29.000Z Title: Here's Giles Richards' report from Silverstone. Content: Norris earned a home win with McLaren's Oscar Piastri second, Nico Hülkenberg a surprise podium place John Brewin Sun 6 Jul 2025 18.22 CEST First published on Sun 6 Jul 2025 15.00 CEST From 6.20pm CEST 18:20 6.22pm CEST 18:22 1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 234 points 2. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 226 points 3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 173 points 4. George Russell (Mercedes) – 147 points 5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 119 points 6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 103 points 7. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 63 points 8. Alex Albon (Williams) – 44 points 9. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) - 37 points 10. Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 23 points 6.20pm CEST 18:20 6.19pm CEST 18:19 The McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the Piastri punishment was 'harsh'. Piastri himself: 'Apparently, you can't brake behind the safety car anymore. I'm not going to say too much, I'll get myself in trouble. I still like Silverstone, even if I don't like it today.' 6.10pm CEST 18:10 1. Lando Norris (McLaren) 2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 3. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) 4. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) 5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 6. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 7. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 8. Alex Albon (Williams) 9. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 10. George Russell (Mercedes) 11. Oliver Bearman (Haas) 12. Carlos Sainz (Williams) 13. Esteban Ocon (Haas) 14. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 15. Yuki Ysunoda (Red Bull) DNF. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) DNF. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) DNF. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) DNF. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) DNF. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) Updated at 6.13pm CEST 5.55pm CEST 17:55 'Oh wow,' says Norris. 'Everything I have ever dreamed of. Your mind goes blank. The main thing is don't f**k it up. Incredible achievement.' Jenson Button apologies for the bad language, so does Lando. 'Oscar put up a good fight. I enjoy these moments out on track. It's a long 52 laps and you never know what it's going to be like, and thanks to all the fans. It was really a beautiful thing.' Updated at 6.07pm CEST 5.52pm CEST 17:52 'I'm not going to say much, I'll get myself in trouble, I'll live with it,' says Piastri, 5.50pm CEST 17:50 'It's been a long time coming,' says Nico. 'Pretty surreal, not sure how it all happened, a survival fight. Incredible. I was in denial until the last pit stop. No mistakes, really happy.' 5.48pm CEST 17:48 Piastri shakes hands sportingly with Norris. The gap between them is eight points and the championhip is between them, it seems. Verstappen had another bad day. Hulkenberg is mobbed. 'Nico, Nico.' Mrs Norris is in tears. 'I love you so much, enjoy, enjoy,' she tells young Lando. 5.44pm CEST 17:44 'It's beautiful,' says a tearful Lando. 'Oh my god,' whimpers a sobbing Nico Hulkenberg He started 19th on the grid. Updated at 5.45pm CEST 5.43pm CEST 17:43 Verstappen makes it to fifth, passing Lance Stroll. Lando Norris, to cheers, gets it done for McLaren, Piastri in second and rueing the stewards. It's a 25th home win. And Hulkenberg lands his first podium. Huge celebrations at Sauber! Updated at 5.51pm CEST 5.40pm CEST 17:40 51/52 In his green Sauber, Hulkenberg is enjoying the race of his F1 life. He's won Le Mans before. 5.38pm CEST 17:38 50/52 Bright sun at Silverstone now. The rain a painful memory for some. Hulkenberg has 5.4 seconds on Hamilton. 5.36pm CEST 17:36 49/52 Norris has the fastest lap and seems set fair for a big win. He's steered clear of the drama of a highly dramatic race. 5.35pm CEST 17:35 48/52 Hulkenberg has been in 259 GPs. Hamilton had a wobble like Piastri and is struggling to close on his fellow veteran. 'No team orders, just race to the end,' McLaren tell Piastri. 5.34pm CEST 17:34 47/52 Leclerc is seen riding some gravel. He's had a shocker. Hamilton sets a fastest lap in search of his sixteenth podium at Silverstone. 5.32pm CEST 17:32 46/52 Piastri is asking for the McLaren drivers to be switched as he is innocent of the safety car accusation. Hulkenberg has the fastest lap…we're all on his side. He has seven seconds on Hamilton. 5.31pm CEST 17:31 45/52 Norris pits. And comes out. He has a lead of six seconds. The two McLarens can now race. Verstappen is swearing again, and isn't happy with his balance…Piastri almost loses it on his new tyres….. 5.29pm CEST 17:29 44/52 Norris in the lead, Piastri comes out in second. The two Haas car – Ocon and Bearman collide – but no safety car. Both Haas' slide in perfect symmetry. 5.27pm CEST 17:27 43/52 Hulkenberg holds third. Piastri is called in. 5.27pm CEST 17:27 42/52 Pitting time: Hamilton can't get past Hulkenberg and so comes in, the slicks it is. Verstappen comes in, too. Hamilton is struggling on these new tyres. Hulkenberg pits – and it's too slow – such a shame. 5.25pm CEST 17:25 41/52 Verstappen past Gasly and into sixth. Piastri is told not to be too silly if Norris comes close to him. 5.23pm CEST 17:23 40/52 George Russell spins and into the gravel – that's the slicks shown up to be not up to the job. Thankfully he's able to continue but a pit and a spin means he's in 14th. Alonso also struggling on slicks. 5.21pm CEST 17:21 39/52 Verstappen is in eighth, his lack of downforce – a 'tea tray', as Christian Horner called it – presents a problem. 5.20pm CEST 17:20 38/52 Quicker from Piastri, and he opens his lead on Norris. Alonso plays guinea pigs as he comes in to change to dry tyres. Russell and Mercedes will take that action – they go to the slicks. 5.18pm CEST 17:18 37/52 Norris has the fastest lap. The race is McLaren's but which of their cars? Piastri has the choice of going into the pits or having 10 seconds chalked off. 5.16pm CEST 17:16 36/52 Hamilton is enjoying the dry and Hulkenberg's quest for a podium place is to be denied by the Ferrari's straight-line speed. Updated at 5.23pm CEST 5.14pm CEST 17:14 35/52 Hulkenberg blazes past Stroll, who soon has Hamilton for company. The old master chases a podium place. Verstappen finally overtakes Sainz. 5.12pm CEST 17:12 34/52 Verstappen is stuck behind Sainz in 10th. This is desperate for him. 5.11pm CEST 17:11 33/52 Russell is chasing Gasly as he seeks to chase old teammate Hamilton. 5.10pm CEST 17:10 32/52 Piastri: 'It's drying but slowly, too soon for slicks.' 5.09pm CEST 17:09 31/52 Hulkenberg gives chase to Stroll, and third is in sight for the Sauber. Stroll says the track is starting to dry. Norris and Piastri look set for a battle at the front. It's Norris's to lose. 5.06pm CEST 17:06 30/52 Hamilton has finally overtaken Gasly for fifth. Hulkenberg, in fourth, has never been on the podium. We are willing him on. 5.04pm CEST 17:04 29/52 Piastri and Norris are 3.6 seconds apart. It's over 15 seconds to Stroll. 5.03pm CEST 17:03 28/52 Hamilton and Gasly really going at it. Great racing. 5.02pm CEST 17:02 27/52 Hamilton goes after Gasly – his old mate – and the Frenchman has more battery, and is using it to defend himself. 'So slow,' complains Verstappen of a car in deep traffic. 5.00pm CEST 17:00 26/52 Zak Brown of McLaren confirms that an appeal has gone in. Hamilton has overtaken Russell. These are his conditions. Discussions on the 10-second penalty within the McLaren pit. 4.57pm CEST 16:57 25/52 That's his punishment for his jiggery pokery behind the safety car. He's 10 seconds clear of Stroll, and 3.6 on Norris who is de facto leader. Verstappen is way back in 10th. Updated at 5.24pm CEST 4.56pm CEST 16:56 24/52 The McLarens are flying – three seconds per lap ahead of the rest. Could a penaly for Piastri hand it over to Norris? Russell and Hamilton do battle, the Ferrari comes wide, and Russell holds the line to go through. Antonelli has retired by the way. 4.54pm CEST 16:54 23/52 Piastri is under investigation for messing around by the safety car. Norris is second, Stroll is third, Hulkenberg fourth, Gasly fifth, Hamilton sixth. 4.52pm CEST 16:52 22/52 Just as the safety car departed, Verstappen spins off, Piastri and him were jousting. He's down in 10th. And then spins wide again, and is in 11th, before going past Ocon again. Did Piastri cause that? 'Whoa, mate! He just suddenly slows down.' Piastri in lumber? Verstappen was lucky not to get in a smash there. Updated at 5.00pm CEST 4.49pm CEST 16:49 21/52 'This puddle at turn two is a problem,' says Piastri. Does a red flag result? Antonelli comes in for a tyre change. His diffuser has gone after that Hadjar crash. Bits are coming off his car. Will he complete? No rear downforce. 4.47pm CEST 16:47 20/52 More safety car 'action', with plenty of spray. 4.44pm CEST 16:44 19/52 Hadjar smashes into the back of Antonelli. 'From out of nowhere, man,' says Hadjar. Hamilton is complaining he can't see anything. 4.43pm CEST 16:43 18/52 The spray is huge as they race. Russell overtakes Hamilton, and Ocon drops two places to ninth. Nobody can see much, surely. Piastri opens up a two-second lead on Verstappen as Norris closes – and Isack Hadjar crashes out. Oof, that was some prang, he's into the stands. Another safety car. 4.39pm CEST 16:39 17/52 Verstappen and Piastri jousting behind the safety car. George Russell asks why the race hasn't been stopped. The safety car is set to be removed, and we are going to race once more. 4.37pm CEST 16:37 16/52 Alonso, in 10th, is complaining about tyres and the pre-race change he made, as Lance Stroll is in fourth in the Aston Martin car.
The Guardian
34 minutes ago
- The Guardian
Tour de France 2025: stage three from Valenciennes to Dunkirk
Update: Date: 2025-07-07T10:22:50.000Z Title: Stage two: Valenciennes to Dunkirk, 178km Content: Here's a look at today's stage, Monday 7 July: Valenciennes to Dunkirk, 178.3km, with William Fotheringham's preview: A third very accessible day for UK fans, another ascent of Cassel, but the safe money is on a bunch sprint in Dunkirk, famed among cycling fans for the Quatre Jours de Dunkerque stage race which actually lasts six days. The same proviso as day one: a westerly equals crosswinds on the final exposed 35km and splits in the field. These early days will be packed with crashes and tension, but Philipsen and company will be licking their lips. Also, you can look ahead to every stage with this handy guide: Update: Date: 2025-07-07T10:17:05.000Z Title: Preamble Content: Welcome back to the Guardian's Tour de France 2025 live blog! Join me for coverage of stage three – the flattest of the entire race this year. The 178.3km route from Valenciennes to Dunkirk features just one category four climb and 800m of elevation gain. The rollout is expected at 1.10pm CEST (12.10pm BST) and the finish should be about 5.18pm CEST (4.18pm BST) – although often the peloton go faster than the predicted speeds. Does that mean it'll be boring? Hopefully not. I think it'll be fast and, possibly, furious. The GC contenders will be vying to stay out of trouble, while the sprinters will have their eyes set on a stage win. There's a prediction of windy conditions too, which could cause a bit of tension in the peloton. So, who might ride to victory today? Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) is a firm favourite with pundits, but it'll be worth keeping an eye on Ineos Grenadiers' Sam Watson with him having triumphed at the Four Days of Dunkirk stage race in May. Other sprinters looking to contest a sprint finish? Obviously there's stage one winner, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), as well as Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek), Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-Alula), Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty). Although the latter might be feeling sore after a crash on yesterday's stage. I would love to hear your predictions so please email me your thoughts. While we wait for the live TV coverage to kick off, here's Jeremy Whittle's stage two race report from Boulogne-sur-Mer:
BBC News
35 minutes ago
- BBC News
Defender Aina signs fresh three-year Forest deal
Defender Ola Aina has signed a three-year deal with Nottingham Forest. The Nigeria full-back had one year left on his previous contract but is now tied down until 2028. The 28-year-old played a key role in helping Forest finish seventh in the Premier League last season to qualify for the Europa Conference League play-offs. "I can't wait to continue this journey with the club. It's always felt like a home ever since I joined and I'm happy to be here," he said."Now my focus is on preparing for the new season well and getting back to hard work."Aina, who started his career at Chelsea, joined from Torino on a free transfer two years ago and has made 59 appearances, scoring twice. He is the latest player to commit his future to Forest this year as the club ties down its key men. Neco Williams penned a new deal last week while in January last season's 20-goal top scorer Chris Wood and defender Murillo also signed fresh month, manager Nuno Espirito Santo was rewarded for returning Forest to Europe for the first time since 1995-96 with a new three-year contract. Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis added: "Ola has skill, determination and character in abundance. "He epitomises the culture and hard work we expect from everyone associated with Forest. "He has had a big influence since his arrival here and we look forward to continuing that journey together to help us achieve incredible things."
