Relive the British Grand Prix in live text

Finally the rebellion of Max Verstappen at Silverstone? The Dutch driver, who set an exceptional final lap on Saturday in qualifying, will start from pole position for the British Grand Prix, ahead of the two McLaren, this Sunday afternoon. In addition, the top six on the grid were within just 0″229 of each other at the end of Q3. Enough to witness some real battles on the track? On the French side, Pierre Gasly, despite the difficulties ofAlpine since the start of the weekend, will start from a fine eighth place. Furthermore, unlike last year, rain is not expected to disrupt the race.

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F1 – British Grand Prix
Relive the race live with commentary

17h55 - Thank you all for following us this Sunday afternoon! Next meeting F1 : in three weeks, in Spa, Belgium 

17:50 p.m. – Summary of this twelfth race of the 2025 F1 season:

Norris wins a crazy race at Silverstone, podium for Hulkenberg!

52/52 – 🔍​ The final classification of this 2025 British Grand Prix: 

52 / 52 - Fourth position finally for Lewis Hamilton ahead of Max Verstappen! Pierre Gasly, the first Frenchman, finished in a fine 6th place

52 / 52 - And third place for Nico Hulkenberg ! First F1 podium for the German after a huge race! 

52/52 – 🏁 Victory for Lando Norris at home in front of his teammate Oscar piastri ! 

52 / 52 - Verstappen passes Stroll for 5th place

52/52 – 🔴 Last tour in Great Britain!! 

50 / 52 - With two laps to go, the positions now seem fixed.

49 / 52 - In the lead, Norris has a lead of more than 6 seconds over Piastri

48 / 52 - Gasly returns to Verstappen for 6th place

47/52 – The point 5 laps from the finish:

46 / 52 - Hulkenberg is still 3rd ahead of Hamilton! 7 seconds separate the two drivers, the German is well on his way to securing his first F1 podium!

46 / 52 - The Briton came out on top ahead of his teammate

45/52 – Norris stops! 

45 / 52 - Both Haas who collide! The front wings of both pilots are damaged

44/52 – Piastri stops in turn, Norris takes the lead of the GP! 

43 / 52 - Most drivers stop to put on slick tires!

42 / 52 - Update on the standings 10 laps from the finish:

41 / 52 - The Dutchman passes the pilot Alpine for 6th place

41 / 52 - Now 7th, Verstappen is threatening Gasly

40 / 52 - Russell's huge spin that comes off very very well in Becketts!

39 / 52 - Russell puts on the hard tires!

38 / 52 - Alonso stops to put on medium tires!

38 / 52 - Leclerc, for his part, is only in 11th place at the moment.

37 / 52 - Verstappen is still stuck in 9th position after his mistake earlier in the race

36 / 52 - Hamilton passed Stroll for 4th place

35 / 52 - Hulkenberg takes advantage and passes Stroll for 3rd place!

35/52 – DRS is authorized by the race direction! 

34 / 52 - Update on the standings after 34 laps:

33 / 52 - Russell is right behind Gasly for 6th place while Hamilton is catching up with Stroll and Hulkenberg!

32 / 52 - The track is slowly starting to dry out

31 / 52 - Hulkenberg comes back strong on Stroll for third place

30 / 52 - Hamilton beats Gasly!

29 / 52 - Piastri and Norris lead the race by a wide margin

29 / 52 - Gasly again under threat from Hamilton for 5th place

28 / 52 - Note the retirement of Antonelli, who had too much damage to the rear to continue

27 / 52 - 10 second penalty for tsunoda for causing a collision with Bearman

26/52 – The provisional classification at the halfway point: 

26 / 52 - Hamilton overtakes Russell for 6th place

25/52 – 🔴 10-second penalty imposed on Piastri for Safety Car violation!! 

24 / 52 - Russell passes Hamilton for 6th place

23 / 52 - Stroll and Hulkenberg are provisionally 3rd and 4th!

23 / 52 - Gasly under threat from Hamilton for 5th place

22 / 52 - Piastri under investigation for Safety Car violation!

VERSTAPPEN LOSES CONTROL ON THE REBOOT 🤯🤯#BritishGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/zI3APxm5mA

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21/52 – Oh, Verstappen's near spin at the restart! The Dutchman is now 10th!

21/52 – 🟢 Here we go again, end of the Safety Car at the end of this 21st lap!

21 / 52 - Before crashing, Hadjar hit Antonelli. The Italian's rear diffuser was damaged but he remained on the track.

20 / 52 - Update on the standings after 20 laps:

20 / 52 - Alpine indicates that Colapinto's retirement was due to a gearbox problem

19 / 52 - Or with stops in the pits and comes out far back, in 16th place

Isack Hadjar retires after crashing at the entrance to Copse 🤯💥#BritishGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/Tw144YM7v5

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19/52 – 🔴 Isack Hadjar crashed in Copse! The car is destroyed, new Safety Car!

18/52 – 🟢 Here we go again!

17/52 – End of the Safety Car at the end of this 17th lap!!

17 / 52 - The third Frenchman, Isack Hadjar, is only 16th

16 / 52 - Stroll, Gasly and Ocon took advantage of the wet conditions to make a good start to the GP. The Canadian is now 4th, while the Normans are 6th and 7th.

SAFETY CAR 🟡
Rain intensifies at the Silverstone circuit 🌧️#BritishGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/KHHFYdS2Eg

— CANAL+ F1® (@CanalplusF1) July 6, 2025

15 / 52 - Update on the standings after 15 laps:

14/52 – 🚨​ Safety Car deployed due to poor conditions!

13/52 – The rain is getting heavier and heavier at Silverstone!

12 / 52 - Albon, Ocon, Hulkenberg in particular did not stop

12 / 52 - All the leaders stop to put on intermediates! Thanks to a better stop, the Dutchman passes Norris again!

11 / 52 - Verstappen misses Becketts and Norris takes 2nd place!

11 / 52 - Stroll, who was coming back very strongly, returns to the pits for intermediates because it is raining very hard now!

10 / 52 - Antonelli returns to the pits to replace the intermediates

9 / 52 - Stroll also switched to soft tires

8/52 – Piastri passes the Dutchman and takes the lead in the Grand Prix!

8 / 52 - Piastri threatens Verstappen for the lead, less than half a second between the two

8/52 – 🟢 The track is clear again, the race can resume!

7 / 52 - Note the excellent start of Pierre Gasly, 8th on the grid, who is now 5th with his Alpine !

6 / 52 - 🔴 Rain is forecast in 10 minutes!

6/52 – ⚠️​ New Virtual Safety Car while we free Bortoleto’s car!

5 / 52 - Several riders stopped under VSC to put on slicks: Russell, Antonelli, Hadjar and Bearman, but the track is still very slippery

4 / 52 - Gabriel Bortoleto went off the track right after the restart! The Brazilian hit and broke his rear wing! The yellow flag was waved.

4/52 – 🟢 The track is clear, the race can resume at full speed!

2 / 52 - Note the abandonment of the Argentinian Franco Colapinto who started, as a reminder, from the pit lane

2 / 52 - The New Zealander was hit by Esteban Ocon in the first few corners. The Frenchman, pushed back by Yuki Tsunoda, was unable to avoid the Racing Bulls driver.

1 / 52 - ⚠️​ Virtual Safety Car! Liam Lawson is stopped just before Brooklands, near the Wellington Straight

1/52 – 🟢 Verstappen is off to a good start and keeps the lead! The positions remain unchanged for the moment 

16h03 - The drivers join the starting grid, the British Grand Prix is ​​about to begin!

16h02 - Some are already stopping by the pits for slicks! Russell and Leclerc are among them!

16h00 - The formation lap begins. All the drivers are on… intermediate tires! While the sun is shining over the circuit, the track is very wet in places.

15h58 - The formation lap will start in two minutes! The grid is clearing

15h50 - Unusually, the trophies awarded to the top three finishers, as well as to the winning manufacturer at Silverstone, will be made exclusively of Lego bricks.

Lego trophies on the podium at Silverstone!

15h40 - The air temperature is currently 18°C, and the track is 23°C. Rain is falling on the starting grid, confirming the forecast.

15h30 - 🌦️​ Weather-wise at Silverstone, showers could disrupt the start, as the forecast predicts a 40-50% chance of rain around 15 p.m. (local time). Things should improve after that.

15h20 - In terms of key figures for this twelfth round of the season, the drivers will need to complete 52 laps to reach the finish line. The record for the fastest race lap is still held by Max Verstappen. The Dutchman set it in 1:27.097 in 2020.

15h08 - The starting grid has seen only one change since the end of qualifying on Saturday. While he was due to start 20th and last, Franco Colapinto (Alpine), who changed several parts of his engine, will finally start from the pit lane.

1) Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2) Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
3) Lando Norris (McLaren)
4) George Russell (Mercedes)
5) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
6) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
7) Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
8) Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
9) Carlos Sainz (Williams)
10) Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 3-place penalty
11) Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)
12) Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
13) Alex Albon (Williams)
14) Esteban Ocon (Haas)
15) Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
16) Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)
17) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
18) Oliver Bearman (Haas) – 10-place penalty
19) Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)

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