Recap and reaction after Norris wins British Grand Prix after Piastri penalty - Chanakyya

Recap and reaction after Norris wins British Grand Prix after Piastri penalty

 


  • Lando Norris wins British GP for first time
  • Oscar Piastri second after 10-second penalty
  • Piastri slowed before safety car restart, with Verstappen then spinning
  • Nico Hulkenberg third for his first F1 podium in 239th GP
  • Hamilton fourth and Verstappen fifth
Norris takes first Silverstone win in dramatic race

McLaren's Lando Norris took his first home victory in a chaotic, dramatic, rain-affected British Grand Prix.

Norris benefited from a 10-second penalty handed to team-mate Oscar Piastri, who was found to have driven erratically during a restart after one of two safety-car periods at Silverstone.

Piastri had led the race calmly through a heavy shower of rain and series of incidents but was passed by Norris when he served his penalty at his final pit stop in the closing laps.

Norris appeared to be crying in his helmet on the slowing-down lap and described the win as "beautiful".

It reduces his deficit to Piastri in the drivers' championship to eight points.


That was eventful. Now, though, it's time to wave goodbye to Silverstone for another year after a another dramatic British Grand Prix. Lando Norris is in dream land with his first ever win on home soil, while his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri cut a frustrated figure following the time penalty that cost him victory.

But the headline today is veteran driver Nico Hulkenberg, who not only secured his maiden F1 podium, but Sauber's first since Kamui Kobayashi took third place at the Japanaese Grand Prix in 2012.

There's a three-week break now before the season returns in Belgium from 25-27 July. It's also a sprint weekend in Spa, so first practice starts at 11:30 BST before sprint qualifying at 15:30 BST.

See you then!

No man's land for most of the race' - Hamilton


Lewis Hamilton, who finished fourth in the British Grand Prix: "We lost time or a lot of places through strategy. Not really sure how I was P4 and I came out at P8 so that made life very difficult. I got stuck behind those three cars for a long time.

"Then I stopped early and hoped for a big undercut, but it was so tricky. This car does not like these conditions at all. Big snap and wide in turn three lost me a ton of time and then lots of mistakes. There were so many. Not a good day.

"The ultimate goal is to build up confidence in the car and get faster and faster. It’s like building a wall and knocking it down. When you can’t build that confidence, you are in no man’s land and that’s how I felt for most of the race."

Sauber up to sixth
published at 17:44 British Summer Time 6 July
17:44 BST 6 July
Another one-two finish for McLaren has increased their advantage over Ferrari in the constructors' championship to 238 points.

Sauber have hit the jackpot with the podium finish for Nico Hulkenberg, jumping the team from ninth up to sixth place.

1. McLaren - 460 pts

2. Ferrari - 222

3. Mercedes - 210

4. Red Bull - 172

5. Williams - 59

6. Sauber - 41

7. Racing Bulls - 36

8. Aston Martin - 36

9. Haas - 29

10. Alpine - 19

Tight at the top
published at 17:40 British Summer Time 6 July
17:40 BST 6 July
Oscar Piastri has seen a 22-point lead over team-mate Lando Norris after the Canadian Grand Prix decrease to just eight points following Austria and Silverstone. With two races to go before the summer break - Belgium and Hungary - who will come out on top?

Nico Hulkenberg is ninth in the standings now and 14 points clear of Esteban Ocon in 10th.

1. Oscar Piastri - 234 pts

2. Lando Norris - 226

3. Max Verstappen - 165

4. George Russell - 147

5. Charles Leclerc - 119

6. Lewis Hamilton - 103

7. Kimi Antonelli - 63

8. Alex Albon - 46

9. Nico Hulkenberg - 37

10. Esteban Ocon - 23


And the rest
 published at 17:12 UK Summer Time 6 July
 17:12 BST 6 July
 11. Oliver Bearman (Haas)

 12. Charles Sainz (Williams)

 13. Stephen Ocon (Haas)

 14. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

 15. Yuki Ysunoda (Red Bull)

 DNF. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

 DNF. Isaac Hadjar (Racing Bulls)

 DNF. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)

 DNF. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)

 DNF. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)

Top 10

published at 17:08 British Summer Time 6 July
17:08 BST 6 July
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)

Champagne moment

published at 17:04 British Summer Time 6 July
17:04 BST 6 July
Oscar Piastri is explaining to Nico Hulkenberg - a newbie to the cooldown room - what happened when he braked behind the second safety-car period. The Australian feels the penalty was unfair, and now his championship lead has been cut to eight points.

The top three reach the podium and I think the cheers for Nico Hulkenberg are on par with that of Lando Norris. The British driver lifts that beautiful trophy above his head and the crowd below goes wild. Hulkenberg then takes the applause - well-deserved for the Sauber man.

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