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.

Lando Norris gave his compatriots something to cheer about Sunday as he held off Oscar Piastri to win the British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit.

Lando Norris took advantage of a penalty for team-mate Oscar Piastri to assume victory in a thrilling British Grand Prix, as Nico Hulkenberg finally claimed his first Formula 1 podium after 239 starts.