What the teams said – Race day in Great Britain

McLaren

Starting in the wet, Piastri managed to extract more grip from his inters than race-leader Verstappen could and picked off the Dutchman for the lead. After the leaders all pitted for fresh inters as the rain started to fall again, Piastri wound up with a huge 13s lead – only to lose that when a Safety Car came out. The papaya cars held position through the first restart, despite Norris putting Verstappen under huge pressure.

But at a second Safety Car restart, Piastri braked heavily, and Verstappen shot past him. The stewards decided that the Australian had not followed procedure and handed him a 10-second time penalty. At that point Norris was running second after Verstappen had spun and dropped back. Both McLarens pitted again after building a huge advantage over the field, Norris emerging ahead after Piastri served his penalty. That left the Brit to enjoy the last few laps before crossing the line to win his home race for the first time.

Lando Norris, 1st

“It was hard to imagine what this would be like – but it’s everything I dreamed of, everything I've ever wanted to achieve. Aside from winning a Championship, I think this is as good as it gets in terms of feelings, in terms of achievement. It was an incredible race, but the support of the fans made the difference today. The last few laps, I was looking into the crowd, trying to take it all in and enjoy the moment. Shout out to my grandstand in the corner. They were amazing. They cheered me on every lap, and it was really a beautiful thing.

“As for the race itself, it was about as stressful as they can get. It’s a long 52 laps, you never knew what was going to happen, especially when it was raining earlier. But the team made good decisions, we pitted at the right times and got an amazing result. Thank you to the team for their incredible work - these are memories I’ll have forever.”

Oscar Piastri, 2nd

“Today didn’t end how I wanted it to for me but well done to the team on a really successful day. A 1-2 at our home Grand Prix is brilliant and it’s a great chunk of points for us. Whilst it was a frustrating one for me with the penalty, we had a rocket ship of a car, so thank you to the team for all their work which meant we could pull such a gap over the rest of the field. I’ll use the frustration of today to fuel us further at the next weekend, but for now, we can reflect on a great weekend for McLaren.”

Andrea Stella, Team Principal

“We leave our home race with a 1-2 and a win at home for Lando, which is a fantastic result and a great reward for the hard-working men and women of McLaren, many of whom were in the stands to witness this achievement. With that said, the race was not a simple one, with changeable conditions and a penalty for Oscar which was difficult to take. We will look at that over the coming days and work to understand what could have been done differently. Oscar drove a fantastic race and made a great move for the lead of the race, and the team did well to calmly execute in difficult conditions. 

“On Lando’s side, he executed an excellent race. His pace was quick throughout the race, and we’re pleased to have been able to win this special British Grand Prix with him. Our focus now turns to the final two races before the summer break, where we will look to score more wins and podiums.

“Thank you to all of the fans in the grandstands and events we’ve attended this week. Your support drives us forward and motivates us to keep pushing in this fascinating and exciting season of Formula 1.”

Kick Sauber

Hulkenberg started last on the grid in P19, with Colapinto starting from the pit lane. But thanks to timing his first pit stop to perfection and staying on the inters, he jumped up into the top 10. From there he didn’t put a foot wrong, picking off Stroll for P3 and then making the switch to medium tyres on the perfect lap. He had to hold off a charging Hamilton, but was able to as the German recorded his first ever F1 podium after 239 Grand Prix starts. That result brought plenty of joy to the paddock, with everyone pleased to see Hulkenberg on the rostrum.

Bortoleto wasn’t so fortunate. He swapped to the mediums at the end of the Formation Lap but as the rain fell, he lost temperature and spun off. He did manage to get back to the track but was forced to park up with pieces of his rear wing hanging off.

Nico Hulkenberg, 3rd

"I am ecstatic — this is such a special day for the team and for me personally. That first podium feeling... I cannot put it into words. It was such an intense race with changing conditions all the time, and you always feel like you are right on the edge.

“We made the right calls today, especially stopping later for slicks — that decision was crucial and made all the difference. The battle with Lewis in the final stint was really intense. He was closing the gap, but I managed to keep him behind and even pull away a little as the tyres came in. I think if it had been a dry race, the day would have looked very different for us, but we made the most of the conditions and took every opportunity.

“Starting from last on the grid and finishing on the podium honestly feels kind of surreal. It’s going to take a few days, a few moments, to process everything and take it all in. It’s been a great team effort from start to finish, and I am really proud of what we achieved together. Now, we have two weeks to enjoy this and celebrate properly before we get back to work – and finish the first half of the season on a high."

Gabriel Bortoleto, DNF

"First of all, congratulations to Nico! Seeing him fight for the podium and achieve this result after so many years in Formula One means a lot. He is the best teammate I have ever worked with — both as a driver and as a person — and he absolutely deserves this moment: I am genuinely happy for him. It’s a special day for the team and, even though my own race didn’t go to plan, I am proud to be part of this. I’ll keep working hard and hopefully be up there as well someday. Looking back at how the race went for me, I am rather disappointed: I took a risk by switching to the medium tyre, expecting the track to dry quicker with the conditions we had but, unfortunately, it didn’t go the way I hoped. I pushed on the restart, lost the car, and that was the end of my race, on top of an already challenging weekend. I am always very self-critical and I know I let the team down today, because we had the potential for an even stronger result. But these things are all part of the learning curve. Now, we'll celebrate Nico and head into a couple of weeks without racing, which we'll use to keep training and working on improving even more ahead of the summer break.”

Jonathan Wheatley, Team Principal

“Where do I start… The most overdue podium in F1 history and the first podium for the team since Japan in 2012. This was a weekend of highs and lows but ultimately, we pulled it all together and when the opportunity was there, we grabbed it with both hands. After his success in Austria this was a frustrating weekend for Gabriel, but he grows stronger with every race. Easy to forget that this is still only his first season in F1 and I know he will be eager to get back on track and start the second half of the championship.

“Nico drove a masterclass today. From starting in 19th to P3 this was the lowest ever starting position for a podium finisher in Sauber’s 32-year history and after 239 Grand Prix starts, Nico delivered the goods. No driver is more deserving of a podium than Nico.

“Once again, we came together as a team today. We showed confidence and belief in ourselves, delivering a result that everyone in the factory and at the track can be justly proud of. What a day.”

Ferrari

With a drying track, Leclerc opted to come in at the end of the Formation Lap for medium tyres. But it was the wrong call, and he struggled down the order. Hamilton stayed out on the inters, but he was also struggling, with the Ferrari not looking very switched on in the wet. Leclerc’s day never really improved as he ran off twice to come home 14th, but Hamilton’s afternoon did see some positives. He lost a few places with the timing of his pit stops, but once the track started to dry, he was fast. However, Hamilton’s inters didn’t last, meaning a less than optimum final stop for the slicks. Stopping one lap too early cost him, and he didn’t have time to chase down Hulkenberg for a podium.

Charles Leclerc, 14th

"It was a really tough race from start to finish. In retrospect, my decision to stop on the formation lap for slicks was not the right one, but I don’t think it changed much because our pace just wasn’t there today. I went quite extreme with the set-up on my car for the last few races, and it paid off in the dry. However, in the conditions we saw here today, it didn’t seem to work as well. There is a lot of work ahead of us.

"Congratulations to Nico for his podium, it's a great achievement for him and his team."

Lewis Hamilton, 4th

"Not the result we were hoping for today but we’re continuing to grow as a team and I’m also getting more in tune with the car. Third place felt within reach at times but credit to Nico on his first podium, he drove a strong race. Silverstone always puts on a great show and the changing weather definitely made things interesting. Big thanks to the amazing crowd for all the support this weekend, it is always great to be home."

Fred Vasseur, Team Principal

"That was a chaotic race for everyone from start to finish. I can imagine for the fans it was a good one. The conditions were changing so frequently that it was difficult to be on the right tyre at the right moment. The many Safety Cars also meant it was very difficult to predict what would come next. At the end of the race, you always feel you could have done much better in terms of strategy.

"Charles’ gamble to switch immediately to slicks was a brave call and, if things had gone differently, it could have been the right one. Clearly, McLaren were much faster than us, but today we scored more points than Mercedes and Red Bull, which is positive, as is the fact that we were competitive all the way up to the final run in Q3, that our pace has improved considerably compared to earlier in the year and now we need to carry that performance level into the second half of the season.

"We will study this weekend’s data to see why we struggled where we did. Now, the most important thing is that we make a further step forward in performance at the next race in Spa, that we put everything together to ensure we have a perfect weekend from start to finish.

"Finally, congratulations to Nico on his first podium. Given his undoubted talent, he deserves it."

Red Bull

Verstappen led off the line but was very much struggling in a car set-up to be fast down the straights. That lack of downforce cost him in the wet, and he lost the lead to Piastri and looked close to being picked off by Norris. But worse was to come when he spun at the second Safety Car restart, and then ran wide trying to recover. He dropped to P10 and after a spell stuck behind Sainz, managed to climb back to fifth at the flag. As for Tsunoda, he was in the thick of the action down the order. He was handed a 10-second time penalty for tagging Bearman into a spin, and wound up coming home last of the runners.

Max Verstappen, 5th

“Today wasn’t great. We didn’t think it was going to be so wet today; the weather forecast overnight changed and it was not in our favour, so it was really difficult with the rear wing that we had today. Every time we were low on downforce and couldn’t balance it out in the high and low speed, with the tools that we had. Of course, I had the spin and we lost a lot of positions at the restart. I don’t really know what happened as I tried to go on the throttle, but we recovered it as much as we could to get to P5. Even after that happened, I continued and the car had no pace which wasn’t great. From a positive side, we got our strategy right and did the right thing with the pit stop and staying on the inters. All the calls were correct but the inters just lacked a bit of pace. That is racing though, we will never be happy with fifth, but we move on to the next race. The race wasn’t that enjoyable for me but it was nice to see Nico get his first podium and I’m sure he will be celebrating tonight. Spa is next and my favourite on the calendar, so hopefully we will go a bit better there.”

Yuki Tsunoda, 15th

“It was not easy out there at all today but somehow it was not really that messy a race for myself. I just struggled with the pace a lot and even in the dry I didn’t have great pace. The rain and the conditions were the main issue today and then I had massive deg on the tyres, as usual. The incident with Ollie was really tricky, the touch itself was very light and in those conditions, it can have massive consequences. I found him to say sorry immediately after the race. In terms of short runs, I have a couple of positives to take away from this weekend but on the long runs, somehow, I just deg like crazy. I had good confidence in the rain so we need to look into why I couldn’t find the pace. The downforce may have contributed but it’s much more than that, we were still slower than we should have been. The car should be different for Belgium, and we will go away and work hard in the time we have off until then.”

Christian Horner, Team Principal

“Well, the race was exciting, it always is in those conditions. For us, we took a bit of a gamble with the weather, expecting a dry race and obviously when you have very low downforce in those conditions it is next to impossible. I think Max did really well, he stuck with it and he got unlucky at the restart. I’m not sure what happened with Oscar, but it put Max on the wrong part of the track and then he had the spin which put him down in the order. Once the circuit started to dry up, he managed to pick his way through the pack and it was a good recovery to P5. For Yuki, again it was a tough race. He couldn’t get the pace and then the penalty, once again, left him in a hole that was unrecoverable. Not the result we were looking for but well done today to Nico Hulkenberg for finally making it onto the podium.”

Alpine

Colapinto’s race was over before it started, with the Argentine stalling as he pulled into the Alpine pit box – where he was due to start after the team opted to change his power unit overnight. But Gasly had a great getaway and was in the thick of the top 10. He jumped Hamilton in the pit stops, and managed to hold the Ferrari at bay for a number of laps. While he lost out to Hamilton and Verstappen late on, Gasly picked off Stroll on the last lap to record his best finish of the season.

Pierre Gasly, 6th

“It is an incredible result for the whole team to finish in sixth place. I don't think we expected to be in that position after our Practice sessions, so credit to everyone for their effort this weekend. It's made even more sweet that it's at Silverstone, the home race for Enstone, with so many staff members here watching in the grandstands. It's a great boost of motivation for everyone, so I am very happy. We had some nice on track battles with drivers we don't normally fight with like Fernando [Alonso], Lewis [Hamilton] and Max [Verstappen], so that was fun. It was all about judging the risk and we just tried to go for it. We took the risks and it paid off with the right strategy calls and great pit-stops. I am looking forward to being at the factory this week to continue the hard work and hopefully seeing some smiles tomorrow morning!”

Franco Colapinto, DNS

“I was really looking forward to today's race, so it was disappointing not to be able to get out there and try to make up for the result yesterday in conditions that opened up a lot of opportunities. It was not clear what the issue was at the time, which took some time to investigate during the race. All I know is that I could not pull away from the box. We tried a few things to get going again, but in the end, we had to retire the car. As a racer, days like today are when you want to be out there and as we have seen from the others starting further back there were possibilities to make big gains today. It was a good weekend in terms of learnings which we can take into the next races. I followed the race as it unfolded. It was an exciting one and well done to Pierre and the team for scoring points at our home race. With two weeks between races, we will now go back to Enstone and work hard for the final push before the summer break.”

Flavio Briatore, Executive Advisor

“It is a good result today for the team and a great drive by Pierre in difficult conditions. It is nice to score points at the team's home race, which is good for the whole team and the morale after some difficult races. With how we started the weekend, points didn't look possible, so well done to the team for turning it around. It's a pity about Franco's race, which ended before it even started after suffering a driveline issue. We have made up ground on Haas, RB, and Williams, while others have pulled away. The result from our rivals also gives us hope we can do the same and we will continue to push to improve on our position.”

Aston Martin

Alonso was left frustrated after losing a handful of places when the rain arrived, despite Aston Martin putting the Spaniard on the same strategy as the leaders. His mood likely wasn’t helped by the fact his team mate had jumped ahead from p17 on the grid – Stroll pitting for softs after a handful of laps, making up enough time on that compound to then pit back onto the inters and emerge in fourth.

Second time around, Alonso was the one to gamble, the first to switch back to the slicks after the mid-race rain. But it was too early and he lost a chunk of time, doing well to recover back to the points. As for Stroll, he was holding onto third for a long time, but found himself overtaken by faster cars in the last few laps.

Fernando Alonso, 9th

"I feel like it was a missed opportunity today despite scoring some points. It was difficult to read with the rain falling again and we lost some positions in the first pit-stop. For the second pit-stop we pitted too soon and I lost a lot of time on a slightly damp track with slick tyres. We had some good pace but in the end we weren't able to capitalise on an eventful race. I am very happy for Nico [Hulkenberg] to score his first podium and I hope he enjoys the celebrations."

Lance Stroll, 7th

"Very mixed weekend for us at Silverstone – we showed some decent pace during Practice on Friday, which unfortunately we couldn't build on during Qualifying and started from the back today. The team made some good strategy calls during the race and overall a good result. I really struggled with tyre degradation and unfortunately we weren't in a position where we could fight for more. [Nico] Hulkenberg had a lot more grip during that last stint and with the level of degradation we got the best possible result today."

Andy Cowell, Team Principal

"It was an intense and challenging afternoon in Silverstone with Lance and Fernando battling hard to score eight points between them [Lance P7 and Fernando P9]. We were fighting at the front, but our pace dropped off as the DRS was enabled and the track continued to dry. We probably switched Fernando to the dry tyres a bit too early, but he managed to recover to the points. Lance drove very well today: he didn't put a wheel out of place. Given the pace of the car, P7 is a great result. In these rainy races, you often reflect and see opportunities where you could have done things differently – and most teams probably feel the same – but we can be pleased to get both cars in the points at our home race."

Williams

Albon was running third at one stage, opting not to come in for fresh inters as the rain fell. That cost him as he tumbled down the order when he did make it in. He found himself behind his team mate as the two were fighting Leclerc, who pulled a risky move on Sainz to climb ahead before dropping back. But the team picked the right lap to pit Albon on for the last set of slicks, and that helped him stay in the top 10 – and he picked off Alonso on the last lap for good measure. Sainz was not so fortunate, coming home outside the points.

Alex Albon, 8th

"I’m happy with our race today. We got the balance right between risky and safe, and bounced back from a tricky day yesterday. Towards the end of the race, we had really good pace, good rhythm, and managed to get Alonso on the last lap. I loved the conditions, where the racing line is so small and there’s no room for mistakes. Looking to the next race, we collected a lot of useful data this weekend, which will help us get on top of the issues before Spa."

Carlos Sainz, 12th

"I had a good race, keeping out of trouble, managing the tyres and had good pace. Unfortunately, towards the end and on slick tyres, I was about to overtake Charles, but he lost the car into Turn 15, came across the track and hit my front wing and front floor. We both went off, losing a lot of positions and I had a damaged car until the end of the race. It seems to be the story of my season so far and it's very annoying that different issues continue to impact our weekends. I'm driving well and I know better days will come, but it’s frustrating at this point. I'm looking forward to the two-week reset and hopefully we can have a better second half of the season. Massive thanks to every Williams fan out there this weekend! Your support has been amazing! Thank you."

James Vowles, Team Principal

"Firstly, congratulations to Sauber and to Nico - an extraordinary result today and well-earned in these difficult conditions. For us, we didn’t expect it to stay as wet for that duration. The car was set up more for a dry race and you could see that. In Inter conditions and even when it was drying, we were poor. We were taken by Aston Martin and dropped back, but at the end of the race, Alex was flying and able to climb back, which shows the swing in our performance. We also didn’t get the second Intermediate call right and that cost us many seconds. For Carlos, he did everything right, but it was out of his control when a Ferrari spun in front of him and he had to avoid it. It’s a tough reflection on today - I was hoping for more points.

"Now we go to Spa, where we’ve got an update coming that should give us a bit of an edge and help us fight back in that very tight midfield battle. Spa, like Silverstone, has tended to suit our car in the past, so let’s reset and come back fighting. We have the pace to score points from here to the end of the year."

Mercedes

Mercedes had a good car for the conditions, but didn’t manage to get their strategy calls right. Russell stopped on the Formation Lap for slicks, but it was too early. Antonelli stayed on the inters but then moved to the slicks very early too. As the rain started to fall, both had to come in for inters and found themselves down the order having pitted twice. Antonelli’s day got worse when he was rear-ended by an unsighted Hadjar in the heavy spray, and while he tried to continue, the damage to his rear diffuser was too great. As for Russell, he opted to switch back to the slicks too early and ran across the gravel. Somehow at the end of a very eventful day, he grabbed the final point.

George Russell, 10th

"It’s always difficult making the right calls in conditions like today but sadly, we didn’t manage to do that. We opted to go to the Hard tyre after the formation lap and we then had a 25-minute window of dry weather, which should have enabled us to put them to good use. Unfortunately, we had 15-minutes of Virtual Safety Car running. Once we were running, we were seconds a lap quicker than others but just had too much time to make up.

"We were then a few laps too early pitting back to the slick tyre after the track had dried once again. We put on the Hard tyre and suffered with warm-up issues. I spun and lost ground; we were fortunate to be able to fight back to P10 but overall, that was a bad day and not how I wanted my home race to go. We will look to learn from this and ensure we come back stronger before the summer break."

Kimi Antonelli, DNF

"That was a tough day. I wasn’t sure about stopping for the Hard tyre in the opening laps, but we made the call. Sadly, the Virtual Safety Car came out shortly afterwards and I couldn’t build any temperature in the tyre. I struggled once we were back underway to generate the necessary heat and that left me unable to utilise any pace advantage we may have had as the track dried.

"Once the rain hit, the conditions became treacherous. Even once the Safety Car had come back in, visibility was still very poor and there was lots of standing water. That is what caught out Hadjar and that was just unfortunate for the both of us. I tried to continue but the diffuser damage I suffered was too much and we had to retire the car. A weekend to forget then but we will look to come back stronger in Spa."

Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport

"We are all in this together and that was a poor performance all around from us today. We made successive decisions which weren’t right, and we will be evaluating what we did, when, and why, to ensure we improve from this. We have to take this result on the chin but must make sure we do not repeat the errors we made today.

"The first call to take the slick tyre on the formation lap was wrong. From there, we spiralled from bad to worse. We didn’t opt to split strategies and, if we had, Kimi’s race may have been different. He was unfortunate to suffer race ending damage after the Safety Car but he shouldn’t have been back in the pack and at risk of that. We didn’t fit the right dry tyre at either stop, opting for the Hard compound which suffered a challenging warm-up. All in all, that was a tough day and we need to bounce back in the final two races before the summer break."

Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director

"This was a very disappointing day for the team and a difficult end to a tough double-header. After starting P4 and P10, scoring a solitary point is significantly below our own expectations. George's race was shaped by the decision to take the dry tyre on the formation lap - it was a bit of a gamble, in hindsight a mistake, and it left us on the back foot for the rest of the race.

"George drove strongly to recover ground on the first two stints, but when it came to the final stop, we aimed to leapfrog Gasly by stopping for dry tyres. We overestimated how ready the circuit was for them, however. George lost a lot of time as a result, including a spin through Becketts, and was only able to salvage a single point at the flag.

"As for Kimi, we mirrored George's call for dry tyres after two laps, sacrificing track position as a result, and he was then blameless in the collision with Hadjar in the spray. This caused significant damage to the diffuser, and we took the decision to retire the car consequently. There is much for us to analyse and learn from today, and it is imperative that we do that work, regroup and deliver a much stronger weekend in three weeks' time in Spa."

Haas

Ocon found himself squeezed at the start, stuck between Tsunoda and Lawson. He had contact with the latter, which left him at the back of the intermediate-shod cars. His team mate was further back, Bearman opting to chuck on some hard tyres at the end of the Formation Lap. That was the wrong decision, and Bearman’s afternoon was made harder when Tsunoda tagged him into a spin. Then it got even worse when he tried to overtake Ocon and the two made contact, both spinning in unison. Somehow, Bearman came close to the points – within DRS range of Russell ahead in the closing stages. But it was not to be, and Haas failed to score.

Esteban Ocon, 13th

“It was an extremely frustrating race. From the beginning when I was in the middle of two cars, I thought there was going to be contact and as soon as I saw, I backed off but there wasn’t room for three cars. I glad everyone was okay and it was a miracle my car was fine, and after that we made all the right choices though we didn’t box for a new set of inters. That slipped through our hands and it’s not usually something that happens to me. The thing that happened with Ollie at the end I’m sad about – I’m sad for the team as well – as we both deserved more from today, we deserved to be in the points from where we came from, so we’ll review to improve.”

Oliver Bearman, 11th

“It was a tough race. We switched to slicks in the early laps – in hindsight, that wasn’t the right choice with the rain coming, and we lost a lot of time throughout the race. I got tapped and spun around at one stage, but even with all that, we were P11 and fighting for the points, so it’s a real shame. We’ve been so fast this weekend and it’s just disappointing to end like that. They were tough conditions out there, and there’s only one racing line so I couldn’t overtake Russell at the end. The positives were that the car was fast, and I feel really confident with car balance and the step that the car has taken."

Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal

“I can’t hide away from the fact that we executed a terrible race today, we have to be better. In terms of machinery, I think we have a good car now and it’s really competitive. Whether it’s competitive everywhere I don’t know, but in Silverstone with the upgrade – all credit to the team that made this happen – we have a strong car, and we’ve proved that. Today, however, we didn’t do justice to the car or the team, so there’s a lot to learn from as a group. It’s not just today, as a whole we need to focus on how we get a clean weekend together; we shouldn’t be starting from P14 and P18 where we’re then trying to force the result. We need to focus on executing three clean days on a race weekend and getting the result that our car deserves.

“On the incident with Ollie and Esteban today, well, our drivers' touching is the last thing that should happen – but I looked at the onboard of both drivers, I spoke with them both, and for me it was a racing incident. Again though, if you look at how they ended up in that situation, the pit stop timings for that stop were correct, so we pitted the lead car first. Ollie then went off in a high-speed corner, and that’s why he was behind his team-mate when Esteban came out after his stop. As Ollie had hotter tyres than Esteban, we went for the overtake, but we shouldn’t have been in that position to start with. It just shouldn’t happen, and when they had different speeds or strategies, we’ve been swapping them over, and they’re complete team players – they don’t argue, and they do the job straight away. It’s a racing incident, but we’ll make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

Racing Bulls

Lawson’s day ended at a very early stage, on the outside on the opening lap he collided with Ocon in a typical first lap racing incident. That ended his afternoon, and caused the first VSC. Hadjar was one of a gaggle to pit for slicks at the end of the Formation Lap, so had already lost a handful of places. But as the rain intensified, he suddenly found himself right on the tail of Antonelli’s Mercedes. He slammed on the brakes but it was too late and the two collided, with Hadjar parking up immediately as the team recorded a double DNF for the first time this season.

Isack Hadjar, DNF

"Racing in these tough conditions means that it’s always a little bit of a gamble out there. At the start of the race, I was following Charles and it seemed we had a good pace; we were on the same strategy, but it wasn't the right one. During the laps we spent behind the Safety Car, I couldn’t see much due to the heavy rain and the tyre temperature dropped. After the restart, I wish I could have maybe had a bit more margin, but when I saw the red light of the back of Kimi’s car, it was already too late as there was just zero visibility. Thankfully, I’m okay. Now we reset, and I’m already looking forward to racing in Spa in a couple of weeks.”

Liam Lawson, DNF

“Unfortunately, our race ended early due to a racing incident. We made the right call on tyres and had a strong start, so it’s a shame we couldn’t show the car’s full potential. I think we had a really good car today, especially suited to the mixed conditions. It was a race full of opportunity, and we missed out on some big points. Looking ahead to Spa in a few weeks, we’re aiming for another weekend in the points, it’ll be another special one in an F1 car."

Laurent Mekies, Team Principal

“To start with the most important thing, both Liam and Isack are okay, they escaped the accidents they had unhurt. There is never a good day to lose both cars in crashes, but it is what it is; today was not a good day for that. What matters is that we have a strong car, strong drivers and we were fast again this weekend. However we do leave here with 0 points and we will be working very hard to improve on the few things that have derailed our weekend. We will be regrouping, preparing for Spa and turning up trying to use the pace of the car that we are confident we have. It might not have been the result we wanted to leave Silverstone with, but the hard work and team spirit in both Faenza and Milton Keynes is very high and I'd like to thank everyone for pushing to unlock the next steps together.”

Pirelli

Mario Isola, Motorsport Director

“It’s hard to imagine a better way to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Formula 1 than the weekend we have just witnessed. I reckon the half a million people who came to Silverstone over the four days had a great time, despite today’s rain not making life easy for the spectators! Yesterday’s qualifying was unpredictable and so too was today’s race. Congratulations to McLaren for the one-two and to Nico Hulkenberg for his very first Formula 1 podium. It was unexpected but totally well deserved!

“For our part, on the technical front, just as happened here last year, four of the five types of tyre available came into play. It’s a shame we didn’t see the Extreme Wet in action, because it would have been interesting to gauge its performance level compared to the Intermediate, the compound that really shone today, proving to be competitive when there was a lot of standing water on track, as well as when the track was drying in the final stages of the race. Obviously, there was graining and significant wear, both down to the track conditions, but the drivers were able to control tyre use based on how the race unfolded.

“Our work at Silverstone is not yet over. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we will back on track, working with Sauber and Aston Martin in a development test session for the 2026 tyres. Gabriel Bortoleto will be behind the wheel for the Swiss team on both days, while Lance Stroll and Felipe Drugovich will share driving duties for the team based just a stone’s throw from the circuit."