Oscar Piastri shows rare anger as Nico Hulkenberg on cloud nine - British GP Winners and Losers

The British Grand Prix at Silverstone once again delivered a remarkable spectacle, featuring rain, sunshine, crashes, chaos, penalties and so much more. 

McLaren's Lando Norris claimed a famous home win, courtesy of Oscar Piastri receiving a 10-second time penalty which wrecked the championship leader's hopes of victory. 

There was a maiden F1 podium for Nico Hulkenberg on his 239th start, whilst Franco Colapinto failed to even start the grand prix. 

So, who has made the RacingNews365 list of winners and losers for the 2025 F1 British Grand Prix?

Winner - Nico Hulkenberg

There is no doubting that Nico Hulkenberg was the biggest winner of the British GP, securing a shock first F1 podium to end his 239-race wait for a trophy.

The German driver endured a poor qualifying and started in 19th at a damp Silverstone, before a perfect one-stop strategy through challenging conditions saw him work his way into third. 

It led to widespread celebrations in the F1 paddock and emotional scenes on the podium for Hulkenberg. Stake F1 team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto was the first to congratulate him, highlighting the impressive team dynamic in the outfit.

Many believed a podium would never come the way of Hulkenberg, who has now scored more points in the last four grands prix than Max Verstappen.

Loser - Oscar Piastri

After overtaking Verstappen in the opening stages and building a comfortable margin, the British GP was Piastri's to lose, that was until a dangerous safety car restart. 

Following a big crash for Isack Hadjar, Piastri caught the entire field by surprise when trying to restart the race. He was handed a 10-second time penalty and two penalty points for "erratic braking", handing the win to Norris. 

Piastri was furious with the decision and was defended by Verstappen, who judged the punishment as "extreme". 

It has moved Norris to within eight points of the Australian with 12 rounds remaining, and clearly lit a fire in Piastri's stomach, as shown during his post-race media interviews. 

Winner - Lando Norris

Unsurprisingly, Norris falls into the 'winner' category, despite a relatively average home grand prix. Starting in third, Norris never looked a real threat for Piastri. 

Piastri boasted better one-lap and race pace than the British driver; however, Norris kept himself relatively close to his McLaren sparring partner to ensure he could capitalise on the penalty. 

What Norris' win did mean, is that consecutive victories have been secured for the first time in his career, with him yet to lose since crashing into Piastri in Canada. 

On a weekend where he was not the strongest McLaren driver, Norris still came out with the crucial win, a significant mental victory over his team-mate.

Loser - Ferrari

Ferrari were the team on everyone's lips after the opening day in Silverstone, having demonstrated excellent one-lap and race pace. 

Even after Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc qualified in fifth and sixth, McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes still outlined the Scuderia as a real threat for the win. 

That did not come close to materialising, with both Ferrari drivers having been left demanding answers. Hamilton finished in fourth, whilst Leclerc was outside the top 10. 

It was Ferrari's biggest missed opportunity of the year, and represented an end to Hamilton's 12-year run of consecutive home podiums. 

Winner - Pierre Gasly

Pierre Gasly looked set for a poor weekend following the free practice sessions, yet excelled to progress all the way to Q3 in qualifying. 

Grid penalties for those around him bumped the Frenchman into the eighth on the grid, despite a package which was clearly struggling for outright pace. 

Despite this, he performed excellently in the tricky conditions and proved a handful to overtake, before delivering a stunning last lap overtake on Lance Stroll for fifth. 

It was another display of the driver Gasly has become since receiving the boot from Red Bull. 

Loser - Franco Colapinto

Whilst it was celebrations on one side of the Alpine garage, on the other it was an early end of shift after Franco Colapinto failed to start the race. 

The Argentinian crashed in Q1 and was due to start from the pit lane after a complete engine change, but ended up not starting the race altogether due to an issue with his car. 

His crash in qualifying left Flavio Briatore with his head in his hands, a rare sight from the usually formidable advisor. 

Colapinto faces a nervous wait to discover if he will remain in the car for the Belgian Grand Prix.