Norris profits from Piastri error in chaotic British GP

From here on in, Lando Norris will want his own personal grandstand at every race. The 25-year-old, arguably the sport's most popular driver among the Netflix generation of F1 fans, had expectations sky-high this weekend at Silverstone, racing for the quickest team in a championship-contending season.

- KIERAN JACKSON AT SILVERSTONE

And for the 10,000 decked in bright yellow in the ‘LandoStand’ at Stowe corner, who bought tickets in the space of an hour last autumn, they were rewarded for their enthusiasm and endeavour amid grey skies around them with a dramatic win for their man on Sunday.

Norris took the chequered flag by five seconds, becoming the 13th British driver to win his home grand prix, while Oscar Piastri was left to rue a costly mid-race error behind the safety car. For the Australian, usually a modicum of composure, the customary post-race interview hit saw how vigorously his blood was boiling. “I’ll get myself in trouble,” he said.

Yet perhaps the story of the day was Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg, breaking his personal podium curse by finishing in the top three for the first time in Formula 1, in his 239th race. Most impressively, it was Lewis Hamilton (whose streak of podiums at Silverstone dating back to 2013 is over) who he held off to secure a memorable third place from 19th on the grid. “I don’t think we can comprehend what we just did,” the emotional German said over team radio.