Lando Norris scores double first as Nico Hulkenberg lands sensational career first

Lando Norris scored a double first in securing victory at the end of a chaotic, rain-hit British Grand Prix.

McLaren driver Norris lapped up the adulation of a record 168,000 Silverstone crowd after scoring his first win on home soil in F1, and his first back-to-back following his success in Austria seven days ago.

Norris was aided by a 10-second penalty for team-mate Oscar Piastri after the Australian braked hard behind the safety car in the wet conditions. Seemingly unsighted by the spray, second-placed Max Verstappen hurtled by.

Despite a call to his team late on to reverse positions after serving his penalty, his words were ignored, allowing Norris to claim the win and close the gap to his title rival to eight points.

Behind the McLaren duo, through all the mayhem, Stake's Nico Hulkenberg, who started 19th, secured the first podium of his career in his 239th start. For Sauber, it is the organisation's first podium for 13 years.

Behind the German, Lewis Hamilton was fourth in his Ferrari, ending the seven-time F1 champion's run of 12 consecutive British GP podiums, ollowed by Verstappen with a fine fifth after a spin earlier in the race in which he lost eight places.

Following heavy bursts of rain throughout the morning and early afternoon, by the time the race started at 3pm local time, although intermediate tyres were on all cars for the formation lap, which was surprisingly conducted behind the safety car, parts of the circuit were dry.

It meant that at the end of the formation lap, Russell, Leclerc, Isack Hadjar, Gabriel Bortoleto, and Ollie Bearman all pitted to take on slick tyres.

Once the race began from a standing start, Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson was the first casualty after being hit by Esteban Ocon in his Haas, sending the New Zealander hurtling off track with a puncture and damage to the floor.

It led to a virtual safety car, slowing the field down to collect Lawson's stricken car, during which Franco Colapinto retired due to his Alpine being stuck in second gear.

A few laps later, Stake's Gabriel Bortoleto became the third retiree after sliding off the track and into a barrier after hitting a damp patch on his medium rubber.

Although he managed to get going again, severe damage to his rear wing forced his team to order him to stop the car, sparking a second VSC.

After Piastri passed Verstappen on lap eight to take the lead, the Dutchman then lost second to Norris after sliding off the track momentarily on lap 11 on worn inters as the rain started to fall again.

At the end of the 11th lap, the field took to the pits to take on fresh inters, during which a slow stop for Norris allowed Verstappen to reclaim second.

As the rain intensified, race director Rui Marques summoned the safety car, on lap 14 bunching up the field led by Piastri, followed by Verstappen, Norris, Aston Martin's Lance Stroll, Nico Hulkenberg in his Stake, Alpine's Pierre Gasly, Ocon - still on his starting set of inters - Hamilton, Russell and Alonso in 10th.

No sooner had the race restarted on lap 18 than the safety car was summoned again after Hadjar ran into the back of Antonelli. It resulted in the Frenchman skidding off the circuit and heavily into a barrier.

Hadjar is to be investigated after the race for causing a collision, whilst Antonelli had to make a third stop of the race.

Under the safety car, leader Piastri foolishly slammed on the brakes at one stage, sending Verstappen, in his spray, to hurtle past, and a severe complaint from the Dutchman. A swift investigation from the stewards led to his penalty, handing the net lead to Norris.

On lap 21, just as the safety car peeled away, Verstappen slid in the wet conditions, performing brilliantly to keep his car out of a barrier, but falling eight places from second to 10th.

The busy stewards then handed Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Bearman after sending the Briton into a spin on lap 22.

After losing a position to Russell, Hamilton soon reclaimed sixth before making his way past Gasly on lap 30 for fifth, leaving him to chase down third-placed Stroll and fourth-placed Hulkenberg.

On lap 35, Hulkenberg found himself in the podium positions after sweeping by Stroll. On the same lap, Hamilton also passed the Canadian to move into fourth.

Alonso and Russell were the first to gamble by switching back to slips, and for the latter, it proved disastrous as he spun wildly through 720 degrees. It was clear the call was too soon from Aston Martin and Mercedes.

A few laps later, with the track drying, and Hamilton unable to close in on Hulkenberg, he sparked a pit-stop charge onto slicks. Hulkenberg waited for the following lap.

Piastri then served his 10-second penalty after 43 laps, with Norris pitting a lap later. Piastri suggested over the radio that the team swap positions if they believed his penalty to be unfair. Piastri was informed, however, that there would be no team orders.

For the closing laps, the drama abated, with Hamilton unable to making any inroads on Hulkenberg, finishing five seconds adrift.

Gasly, Stroll, Williams' Alex Albon, Alonso and Russell completed the top 10, with Bearman 11th.