Moments later the decision came, and Piastri was hit with a ten-second penalty. He served that penalty on a subsequent pit stop and finished second, but behind Norris. That result saw his McLaren teammate inch closer to him in the F1 Drivers’ Championship standings, and left Piastri frustrated after the checkered flag.

Fans, drivers and celebrities at the British Grand Prix faced a chaotic race when downpours hit Silverstone on Sunday. In front of record crowds of 168,000 people on Sunday and 500,000 over the weekend, Lando Norris claimed victory for Mclaren.

The lead car can dictate the pace of the restart, but Piastri was pinged by race stewards for "suddenly" braking. He received a 10-second time penalty, which he served during a pitstop. As a result, McLaren teammate Lando Norris took the race lead and went on to claim victory in his home Grand Prix.