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Norris Secures First Home Victory at Silverstone After Piastri Penalty

McLaren’s upgrades deliver home victory after Piastri’s safety car penalty

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Third placed Nico Hulkenberg of Germany and Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber on the podium with his trophy during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 06, 2025 in Northampton, England.
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Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Ferrari answers questions in the TV media pen during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 6, 2025 in Northampton, United Kingdom.

Overview

  • Lando Norris inherited the lead when Oscar Piastri received a 10-second time penalty for braking sharply under the safety car restart and held on to win the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for the first time.
  • Norris’s victory cuts his championship deficit to eight points behind Piastri as Formula 1 pauses for its mid-season break ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.
  • Nico Hülkenberg climbed from 19th on the grid to finish third, earning his first Formula 1 podium in his 239th start for Sauber.
  • Pole-sitter Max Verstappen spun during a safety car restart on cold tyres and battled back to fifth place despite a low-downforce setup that struggled in mixed conditions.
  • Intermittent rain prompted multiple safety car and virtual safety car periods, forcing teams into critical tyre strategy gambles that shaped the final order.