Lando Norris has taken victory in an eventful wet-dry British Grand Prix, the McLaren driver leading home team mate Oscar Piastri on an action-packed afternoon that also saw Nico Hulkenberg finally clinch his maiden F1 podium.
With the race starting in dry conditions, polesitter Max Verstappen initially led away from Piastri – but the Australian soon got ahead just as rain started to fall heavily at Silverstone.
While the McLaren quickly built a strong lead, this was neutralised when the Safety Car was deployed, marking the first appearance for the vehicle during the event.
An action-packed event ensued from there, with Piastri receiving a 10-second time penalty for slowing too much when preparing to lead the pack away following another Safety Car restart, while a spin for Verstappen moments later saw the Dutchman drop backwards.
As conditions changed and drivers started to switch to slick tyres later on, Piastri served his penalty during his pit stop and Norris took over the lead of the race – and from there Norris maintained his advantage to seal the win in front of a cheering crowd, crossing the line 6.812s ahead of Piastri.
Behind them the big story came courtesy of Hulkenberg, the Kick Sauber driver remarkably climbing from P19 on the grid to claim his first podium in third place on his 239th Grand Prix start, having fended off a potential challenge from Lewis Hamilton to hold onto the dream result.
Race results
FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2025
Hamilton had to settle for fourth in his first race at Silverstone as a Ferrari driver, while Verstappen recovered to fifth following his earlier spin in the Red Bull and Pierre Gasly claimed a solid sixth place for Alpine.
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll was seventh – having just lost out on sixth to Gasly in the final moments – with Alex Albon taking eighth for Williams. The other Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso crossed the line in ninth, while George Russell rounded out the top 10 for Mercedes.
Ollie Bearman just missed out on points at his home race, the Haas driver ending up in P11 ahead of Williams’ Carlos Sainz in P12 and the other Haas of Esteban Ocon in P13, the Frenchman having made contact with team mate Bearman in the latter stages.
Charles Leclerc was 14th on a difficult day for the Ferrari man, having been one of those to gamble on swapping to slick tyres following the formation lap, while Yuki Tsunoda was the final driver classified in 15th for Red Bull.
Five drivers retired from the event, with Franco Colapinto the first to do so after stalling his Alpine in the pit lane.
Liam Lawson exited on Lap 1 following a collision with Ocon, the Racing Bulls driver having to pull off the track, while Kick Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto was the next to record a DNF after a spin into the gravel.
Isack Hadjar suffered a heavy crash in the mixed conditions, though fortunately the Racing Bulls man reported that he was okay, and Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli became the final retiree following a tough afternoon for the Italian.
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