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2025 Great Britain Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: There were a lot of stories that came out of this race. But let's face it. There will only be one which is remembered in the future. Nico Hulkenberg finally, FINALLY, got a podium.

EVENT: 500,000 weekend attendance. An F1 record. You don't need to say anything else about this event.

TRACK: Any track which only has corner names instead of corner numbers is a proper track. Note, they tend to be the old timer tracks.

QUALIFYING: We've been saying this so many times, it seems routine. But it's not. Once again, Verstappen, who was not in contention all weekend, pulls the impossible and grabs pole with an inhuman lap. No need to comment on anybody else.

RACE: It came down to more than proper decision making. It came down to timely decision making.

START: Some front runners dove into the pits after the formation lap to switch to slicks, Verstappen plays it cool to keep the lead over a hard charging Piastri, Norris struggles as Hamilton hounds him, and Lawson is knocked out by Ocon.

NORRIS: There's nothing like winning your home race. No matter the circumstances. And it doesn't hurt to close to within eight points of the championship.

PIASTRI: We suppose if you read the rules very closely, Oscar did wrong. The problem we have is not the consistency with Montreal (safety car lights on vs. off was the difference there), but how the term "erratic driving" at the restart is defined between each stewarding team.

MCLAREN: They handled everything properly. And they continue to let their drivers race. You got to love this team right now.

HULKENBERG: All hail Nico! 239 races for his first podium. And he did it with the most unlikely team he has been associated with in his career.

SAUBER: The soon to be Audi may not be an abject failure after all. Though, we still have to wait and see how their own built engine turns out in 2026.

HAMILTON: His 11 British GP podium streak comes to an end. By just one spot.

LECLERC: Charles did more off road driving than pavement running...

VERSTAPPEN: On Saturday, the weather report appeared the rain would stop by race time on Sunday. So, Max went with the tiny flat wing to win pole with the idea his straight line speed could keep the McLarens behind him and/or frustrated. But the rain didn't end soon enough, and Max was hosed.

TSUNODA: Dead last among the finishers. And the only one a lap down.

GASLY: The idea there are rumors that Alpine is wondering if Pierre is the answer moving forward are ludicrous. He has put arguably the slowest car on the grid into numerous Q3 sessions and top 10s. This guy should be getting a raise!

STROLL: Credit to Lance. He has done well in the rain before. That coupled with a similar strategy as Hulkenberg, almost gave him the last podium spot. But alas, when the track started drying out, he lost his "advantage."

ALONSO: Not happy the better strategy was given to the owner's son.

ALBON: He finished. That's an accomplishment lately. And got some points.

RUSSELL: George and his team did the exact opposite of Hulkenberg -- made all the wrong decisions. The fact that he got a point was a miracle.

HAAS: A tap and a synchonized pirrouette.

HADJAR: More famous drivers, even world champions, have done what Isack did. Sometimes the visibility is just that atrocious.

COLAPINTO: Last week it was Sainz who couldn't move (locked brakes); this week it's Franco who couldn't move (locked gearbox).

F2: Italian Leonardo Fornaroli immediately lost the lead at the start and then just as quickly got it back to win the sprint. In the feature race, American Jak Crawford got a lightning start from third to take the lead, survived an intense rain and battle, and perfectly timed a VSC pit stop to take the win, closing to six points behind the championship leader.

F3: With a possible soon to be home grand prix, Thai driver Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak won his first race from pole in the reverse grid sprint. Wrong tire choices for the top three starters allowed Spaniard Mari Boya to win the red flagged shortened wet feature race.

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Braking.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 30 -- The number of times a British driver has won the 75 editions of the British GP. That's a 40% rate.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: Hulkenberg (37 years, 10 months, 17 days) is the oldest debut podium finisher since 1973 when American George Follmer (39 years, 3 months, 2 days) took third in just his second F1 race, the Spanish GP on the Montjuïc circuit after qualifying 14th. Follmer only ran F1 that one season for the UOP Shadow Racing Team. His only other points finish was a sixth in his first race at South Africa.

TWEET OF THE WEEKEND: @LukeSmithF1

Bad day to be Adrian Sutil: he regains the record of the most F1 starts without a podium (128) #F1 #BritishGP

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Oscar Piastri asked Nico Hulkenberg how it felt waiting 15 years to finally get a podium and get a trophy made of LEGO, "I love Lego. It's good. My daughter can play with it, too."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Oscar Piastri summing up his situation, "I still like Silverstone even if I don't like it today."

SCHEDULE: A rare three week break, then back at an epic track, Spa.

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Norris 52
2. Piastri 52
3. Hulkenberg 52
4. Hamilton 52
5. Verstappen 52
6. Gasly 52
7. Stroll 52
8. Albon 52
9. Alonso 52
10. Russell 52
11. Bearman(R) 52
12. Sainz 52
13. Ocon 52
14. Leclerc 52
15. Tsunoda 51
NC Antonelli(R) 23
NC Hadjar(R) 17
NC Bortoleto(R) 3
NC Lawson 0
NC Colapinto(R) DNS

Time of Race
1:37:15.735

Margin of Victory
6.812 secs.

Safety Car
2 for 7 laps

Virtual Safety Car
2 for 6 laps

Lead Changes
2 among 3 drivers

Lap Leaders
Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Max Verstappen

Fastest Race Lap
Oscar Piastri

Pole Position
Max Verstappen

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Piastri 234
2. Norris 226
3. Verstappen 165
4. Russell 147
5. Leclerc 119
6. Hamilton 103
7. Antonelli(R) 63
8. Albon 46
9. Hulkenberg 37
10. Ocon 23
11. Hadjar(R) 21
12. Stroll 20
13. Gasly 19
14. Alonso 16
15. Sainz 13
16. Lawson 12
17. Tsunoda 10
18. Bearman(R) 6
19. Bortoleto(R) 4

  Team Pts.
1. McLaren 460
2. Ferrari 222
3. Mercedes 210
4. Red Bull 172
5. Williams 59
6. Sauber 41
7. Racing Bulls 36
  Aston Martin 36
9. Haas 29
10. Alpine 19
 
 

2025 Thoughts
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Azerbaijan Singapore United States Mexico City
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2024 Thoughts
Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Japan
China Miami Emilia Romagna Monaco
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Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Azerbaijan Singapore United States Mexico City
Sao Paulo Las Vegas Qatar Abu Dhabi

2023 Thoughts
Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Azerbaijan
Miami Emilia Romagna Monaco Spain
Canada Austria Great Britain Hungary
Belgium Holland Italy Singapore
Japan Qatar United States Mexico City
Sao Paulo Las Vegas Abu Dhabi

2022 Thoughts
Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Emilia Romagna
Miami Spain Monaco Azerbaijan
Canada Great Britain Austria France
Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Singapore Japan United States
Mexico City Sao Paulo Abu Dhabi

2021 Thoughts
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Azerbaijan France Steiermark Austria Great Britain
Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Russia Turkey United States Mexico City
Sao Paulo Qatar Saudi Arabia Abu Dhabi

2020 Thoughts
Austria Steiermark Hungary Great Britain Anniversary
Spain Belgium Italy Tuscany
Russia Eifel Portugal Emilia Romagna
Turkey Bahrain Sakhir Abu Dhabi

2019 Thoughts
Australia Bahrain China Azerbaijan Spain
Monaco Canada France Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Russia Japan
Mexico United States Brazil Abu Dhabi

2018 Thoughts
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Monaco Canada France Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Russia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2017 Thoughts
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Spain Monaco Canada Azerbaijan
Austria Great Britain Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Malaysia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2016 Thoughts
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Monaco Canada Europe Austria
Great Britain Hungary Germany Belgium
Italy Singapore Malaysia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2015 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Austria
Great Britain Hungary Belgium Italy
Singapore Japan Russia United States
Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2014 Thoughts
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Spain Monaco Canada Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan Russia
United States Brazil Abu Dhabi

2013 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Great Britain
Germany Hungary Belgium Italy
Singapore South Korea Japan India
Abu Dhabi United States Brazil

2012 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Europe
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan South Korea
India Abu Dhabi United States Brazil

2011 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Turkey
Spain Monaco Canada Europe
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan South Korea
India Abu Dhabi Brazil

2010 Thoughts
Bahrain Australia Malaysia China
Spain Monaco Turkey Canada
Europe Great Britain Germany Hungary
Belgium Italy Singapore Japan
South Korea Brazil Abu Dhabi

2009 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Turkey Great Britain
Germany Hungary Europe
Belgium Italy Singapore
Japan Brazil Abu Dhabi


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