'It's a dream': Norris wins home British GP; Hulk breaks podium-less streak
'This is a dream, winning at home. It's beautiful,' Norris told the team over the radio. 'Thanks for the memory. I'll remember this more than anything.'
Nico Hulkenberg took an astonishing third place for Sauber, the German veteran making up 16 places to shed his unwanted record of the most starts without a podium in Formula One history – Sunday being his first in 239 starts in an F1 career that began in 2010.
Piastri was handed a 10-second penalty for a safety car infringement that ultimately cost him the win and allowed Norris to slash the Australian's advantage to eight points at the midpoint of the season.
Piastri was unhappy with his penalty, signaling he believed it was a legal move.
Defending champion Max Verstappen started on pole but ended up fifth after spinning from second at a safety-car restart, briefly dropping to 10th.
Hulkenberg's podium for Sauber was the first for the Swiss-based team since 2012.
Norris's victory at Silverstone was his eighth career GP win.
The Belgian Grand Prix is the next race on the F1 calendar on July 27.
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