Lando Norris wins British GP amid wild weather at Silverstone: Formula One

The Guardian

6 days ago

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
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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
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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
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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)
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'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.'
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'I'm not going to say much, I'll get myself in trouble, I'll live with it,' says Piastri,
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'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.'
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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.
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'It's beautiful,' says a tearful Lando. 'Oh my god,' whimpers a sobbing Nico Hulkenberg He started 19th on the grid.
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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!
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51/52 In his green Sauber, Hulkenberg is enjoying the race of his F1 life. He's won Le Mans before.
5.38pm CEST
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50/52 Bright sun at Silverstone now. The rain a painful memory for some. Hulkenberg has 5.4 seconds on Hamilton.
5.36pm CEST
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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43/52 Hulkenberg holds third. Piastri is called in.
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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
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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
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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.
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39/52 Verstappen is in eighth, his lack of downforce – a 'tea tray', as Christian Horner called it – presents a problem.
5.20pm CEST
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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
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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
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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.
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35/52 Hulkenberg blazes past Stroll, who soon has Hamilton for company. The old master chases a podium place. Verstappen finally overtakes Sainz.
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34/52 Verstappen is stuck behind Sainz in 10th. This is desperate for him.
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33/52 Russell is chasing Gasly as he seeks to chase old teammate Hamilton.
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32/52 Piastri: 'It's drying but slowly, too soon for slicks.'
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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
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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
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29/52 Piastri and Norris are 3.6 seconds apart. It's over 15 seconds to Stroll.
5.03pm CEST
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28/52 Hamilton and Gasly really going at it. Great racing.
5.02pm CEST
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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20/52 More safety car 'action', with plenty of spray.
4.44pm CEST
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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
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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
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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
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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.