Then there was perhaps THE storyline: Oscar Piastri’s ten-second penalty for a Safety Car infringement, coming after the McLaren driver braked heavily near the end of a Safety Car period. Piastri was running up front and leading the field to the restart, but after serving the penalty he came out behind Norris, and had to settle for second.

Listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 commentary and follow text updates of second practice for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Silverstone and the British weather delivered another classic, and a remarkable 12th round of the 2025 Formula One world championship