Lando Norris won his first British Grand Prix at Silverstone, securing back-to-back victories for the first time in his F1 career.
Meanwhile, McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri showed a rare flash of anger after a controversial 10-second time penalty for erratic driving behind the safety car.
Max Verstappen's brilliance in qualifying could not save him from what the Red Bull driver called a "worthless" weekend.
And Nico Hulkenberg defied expectations to rid himself of the unenviable record of most race starts in F1 without a podium finish.
Here is how media from around the world reacted to the 12th round of the F1 season, the British Grand Prix.
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🇬🇧 The Times - Faultless Norris punishes Piastri mistake to claim first Silverstone win
British broadsheet newspaper The Times focused on how home hero Norris capitalised on McLaren team-mate Piastri's 10-second time penalty.
That controversial call by the stewards at Silverstone for erratic driving behind the safety car handed victory to the British driver, reducing his F1 drivers' championship arrears to just eight points.
In doing so, Norris became the 13th Briton to win the British Grand Prix for a 25th time in total. It is also the first time in his career that the 25-year-old has won back-to-back races.
🇳🇱 De Telegraaf - Struggling Max Verstappen speaks of 'worthless race' in England
Dutch paper De Telegraaf zeroed in on national son Verstappen endured a difficult afternoon, slumping to 69 points behind Piastri in the drivers' title standings.
The article was pinned on remarks the Red Bull driver made to broadcaster Viaplay after finishing fifth, despite a spin behind the safety car.
"I stepped on the gas and it was gone. Then I got into a bit of traffic, but I wasn't faster than the drivers in front of me in that phase either. I just had very little grip. Not even at the front, nothing really worked well. It was a worthless race," the four-time F1 drivers' champion said.
🇪🇸 El País - Norris and Hulkenberg scare away ghosts at Silverstone
Spanish publication El País linked Norris and Hulkenberg and how both drivers were able to banish ghosts during the British Grand Prix.
For the former, it was a case of not putting a foot wrong as chaos ensued around him, including an uncharacteristic mistake from team-mate Piastri. Norris has often struggled when pressure has been at its zenith this season, but that was not the case at Silverstone.
The latter, meanwhile, secured the first podium finish of his F1 career, after 15 years and 239 times of asking.
In doing so, he rid himself of the unwanted record of the most starts in the championship without reaching the rostrum. That unfortunate honour now returns to compatriot Adrian Sutil, on 128.
🇺🇸 The Washington Post - Oscar Piastri says he'll fuel his F1 title charge with 'frustration' at race-deciding penalty
United States-based newspaper The Washington Post addressed how Piastri plans on channelling the "frustration" of losing what looked to be a near-certain victory into his F1 drivers' championship charge.
The Australian was visibly unhappy with the decision-making in the stewards' office and voiced his displeasure after the race by saying little at all about his penalty for a safety car infringement.
“I'm not going to say much,” Piastri said. “I'll get myself in trouble. “Apparently, you're not allowed to brake behind the safety car anymore. I did it before for five laps..."
🇩🇪 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - "He has defeated the curse"
German national newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung celebrated Hulkenberg's podium, hanging the article on the unwanted record he broke by securing his first podium finish in F1.
It was a hugely popular result up and down the paddock, with Aston Martin and Mercedes chipping in by providing champagne for the Stake team, which did not have enough on hand for adequate festivities.
Chronicling his charge from P19 - and last on the actual grid - Hulkenberg reflected on a "surreal" race, saying: "Everything coming together, big relief, very happy, very positive day.
"From a massive low yesterday being almost last, literally on the grid, to this result is kind of surreal."
🇦🇺 Herald Sun - Outrage as McLaren secret slips out over Oscar Piastri penalty
Australian tabloid the Herald Sun focused on an interesting hypothetical, one that, thankfully for McLaren, did not come to pass during the race at Silverstone.
In his post-grand prix media session, team principal Andrea Stella explained that had a safety car been called before Piastri had served his 10-second time penalty, they would have still brought in its two drivers in their current order, meaning Norris would have had to wait for his team-mate to serve his penalty in a double-stack scenario.
The somewhat salacious headline is owed to its use of reactions from Norris fans, who felt it would have been unfair for Piastri to be allowed to retain the lead in that case.
Stella said: "In reality, the way we manage the situation, given the penalty, was to allow Oscar, despite the penalty, in case of a safety car, to retain the lead, because if there was a safety car, both guys would have pitted.
"Oscar would have paid the penalty. Lando could have waited. And the two McLarens would have gone out in the same order as they came in."
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