5 Winners and 5 Losers from Silverstone – Who excelled in a barnstorming British Grand Prix?

Loser: George Russell

While one half of the Mercedes garage celebrated, the other was left wondering what might have been as pole-sitter George Russell dropped down to fourth before retiring with a suspected water system problem.

It was a bitter end to a weekend that offered so much hope for the Briton, who led a British 1-2-3 in qualifying, starting alongside Silver Arrows team mate Hamilton.

This was his second DNF at Silverstone in three attempts and the second time he has failed to see the chequered flag in 2024. He now leads Hamilton by just a single point in the drivers’ standings.

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Winner: Max Verstappen

This wasn’t the easiest of weekends for Max Verstappen, the Dutchman unhappy with the balance of his RB20 throughout practice ahead of qualifying fourth.

Another strong getaway helped him leapfrog Lando Norris at the start – but his pace in the next couple of stints was such that he started to fall back.

However, an inspired decision to take the hard tyre in the final stint helped him pass Norris to take second and extend his championship lead to 84 points.

It was his 107th podium, moving him to fourth on the all-time table, behind only Sebastian Vettel, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton.