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Lewis Hamilton celebrates F1 win with crowd surf at Silverstone

F1 is back at Silverstone with the exciting British Grand Prix for round 12 of the 2025 season.

Lewis Hamilton’s heroics last year still live vividly in most fans’ memories, and he’s back in the Ferrari ready to salvage an otherwise disappointing season, with Lando Norris grabbing that crucial win last time out in Austria.

Norris will be eager to pip McLaren teammate and championship rival Oscar Piastri and his speed in practice makes him the man to beat around this Silverstone track, with the Australian driver’s lead now just 15 points after the first 11 races.

Charles Leclerc picked up the final podium place for Ferrari last time out, while the weekend will focus closely on both Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who has been linked with a move to Mercedes, and arch rival George Russell, who remains calm heading into 2026 without his seat secure.

Follow live coverage of the British GP with The Independent with lap times, results and the latest reaction and analysis from around the paddock:

American Mayer announces candidacy for FIA president

American Tim Mayer announced on Friday that he would stand against incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem in a December vote for president of the FIA, motorsport's world governing body.

The 59-year-old, a former Formula One steward and son of former McLaren principal Teddy Mayer, left the FIA last November.

He said then that he had been fired via text message by an assistant to Ben Sulayem. The FIA dispute that he was sacked by text.

"What I see is a failure in leadership right now," he told a press conference at a hotel near the British Grand Prix circuit Silverstone, adding that he had been working on his campaign for six months.

He described his bid as a Herculean task with the deck stacked in Ben Sulayem's favour, given recent statute changes, and only five months to campaign and win votes from member federations. Mayer did not say who would be on his presidential list, a requirement for standing, which he admitted still had some open positions.

He said he had good support from Motorsport UK and had informed Stefano Domenicali, chief executive of Liberty Media-owned Formula One, of his plans.

"The job now is to go out and explain to lots of small clubs around the world ... why we can do a better job," said Mayer. "Explaining how we can bring value and restructure the FIA to do a better job. I do feel restructuring needs to happen."

Lewis Hamilton ‘hoping and praying’ to return to podium at British Grand Prix

“I am hoping and praying,” said Hamilton. “There is always magic here at Silverstone. It is a very, very special race and I am hoping all sorts of things can help us because we are not as quick as McLaren. If it stays dry they will walk the race.

“I don’t look at those (podium) statistics so it is not something that affects me or I think about. But we are here at Silverstone and what better place to change that run so that is what we are working towards.

“I cannot wait for Friday. Driving a Ferrari at Silverstone for the first time will be special and unique in its own way. We have the best fans here, and for a British driver they really do make a difference. I have shown that to you time and time again so I hope this weekend they really make the difference for us.”