THE BIG PICTURE: There were a lot of stories that came out of this race. But let's face it. There will only be one which is remembered in the future. Nico Hulkenberg finally, FINALLY, got a podium.

EVENT: 500,000 weekend attendance. An F1 record. You don't need to say anything else about this event.

TRACK: Any track which only has corner names instead of corner numbers is a proper track. Note, they tend to be the old timer tracks.

QUALIFYING: We've been saying this so many times, it seems routine. But it's not. Once again, Verstappen, who was not in contention all weekend, pulls the impossible and grabs pole with an inhuman lap. No need to comment on anybody else.

RACE: It came down to more than proper decision making. It came down to timely decision making.

START: Some front runners dove into the pits after the formation lap to switch to slicks, Verstappen plays it cool to keep the lead over a hard charging Piastri, Norris struggles as Hamilton hounds him, and Lawson is knocked out by Ocon.

NORRIS: There's nothing like winning your home race. No matter the circumstances. And it doesn't hurt to close to within eight points of the championship.

PIASTRI: We suppose if you read the rules very closely, Oscar did wrong. The problem we have is not the consistency with Montreal (safety car lights on vs. off was the difference there), but how the term "erratic driving" at the restart is defined between each stewarding team.

MCLAREN: They handled everything properly. And they continue to let their drivers race. You got to love this team right now.

HULKENBERG: All hail Nico! 239 races for his first podium. And he did it with the most unlikely team he has been associated with in his career.

SAUBER: The soon to be Audi may not be an abject failure after all. Though, we still have to wait and see how their own built engine turns out in 2026.

HAMILTON: His 11 British GP podium streak comes to an end. By just one spot.

LECLERC: Charles did more off road driving than pavement running...

VERSTAPPEN: On Saturday, the weather report appeared the rain would stop by race time on Sunday. So, Max went with the tiny flat wing to win pole with the idea his straight line speed could keep the McLarens behind him and/or frustrated. But the rain didn't end soon enough, and Max was hosed.

TSUNODA: Dead last among the finishers. And the only one a lap down.

GASLY: The idea there are rumors that Alpine is wondering if Pierre is the answer moving forward are ludicrous. He has put arguably the slowest car on the grid into numerous Q3 sessions and top 10s. This guy should be getting a raise!

STROLL: Credit to Lance. He has done well in the rain before. That coupled with a similar strategy as Hulkenberg, almost gave him the last podium spot. But alas, when the track started drying out, he lost his "advantage."

ALONSO: Not happy the better strategy was given to the owner's son.

ALBON: He finished. That's an accomplishment lately. And got some points.

RUSSELL: George and his team did the exact opposite of Hulkenberg -- made all the wrong decisions. The fact that he got a point was a miracle.

HAAS: A tap and a synchonized pirrouette.

HADJAR: More famous drivers, even world champions, have done what Isack did. Sometimes the visibility is just that atrocious.

COLAPINTO: Last week it was Sainz who couldn't move (locked brakes); this week it's Franco who couldn't move (locked gearbox).

F2: Italian Leonardo Fornaroli immediately lost the lead at the start and then just as quickly got it back to win the sprint. In the feature race, American Jak Crawford got a lightning start from third to take the lead, survived an intense rain and battle, and perfectly timed a VSC pit stop to take the win, closing to six points behind the championship leader.

F3: With a possible soon to be home grand prix, Thai driver Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak won his first race from pole in the reverse grid sprint. Wrong tire choices for the top three starters allowed Spaniard Mari Boya to win the red flagged shortened wet feature race.

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Braking.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 30 -- The number of times a British driver has won the 75 editions of the British GP. That's a 40% rate.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: Hulkenberg (37 years, 10 months, 17 days) is the oldest debut podium finisher since 1973 when American George Follmer (39 years, 3 months, 2 days) took third in just his second F1 race, the Spanish GP on the Montjuïc circuit after qualifying 14th. Follmer only ran F1 that one season for the UOP Shadow Racing Team. His only other points finish was a sixth in his first race at South Africa.

TWEET OF THE WEEKEND: @LukeSmithF1

Bad day to be Adrian Sutil: he regains the record of the most F1 starts without a podium (128) #F1 #BritishGP

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Oscar Piastri asked Nico Hulkenberg how it felt waiting 15 years to finally get a podium and get a trophy made of LEGO, "I love Lego. It's good. My daughter can play with it, too."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Oscar Piastri summing up his situation, "I still like Silverstone even if I don't like it today."

SCHEDULE: A rare three week break, then back at an epic track, Spa.

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