McLaren F1 star Lando Norris has been hit with a deleted lap verdict shared by the FIA after his British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone. Norris stormed to victory at his home race, claiming his second consecutive race victory to close the gap in the standings to team-mate and championship rival Oscar Piastri to just eight points.

After all the rain and chaos of a typical Silverstone Sunday, an avoidable penalty decided the 2025 British Grand Prix. Oscar Piastri’s gamesmanship against Max Verstappen on Hangar Straight behind the safety car was overt and unnecessary,

The sight of Lewis Hamilton, his tires kicking up a tail of spray as he sped through the rain toward victory at the British Grand Prix in 2008, stayed with the 8-year-old Norris, who was watching on TV. On Sunday, Norris got his own win in a thrilling wet British GP -- also involving Hamilton -- in front of the British crowd.