Max Verstappen wins British Grand Prix to extend dominant run as Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton earn home race podiums

Max Verstappen delivered another crushing performance to win the British Grand Prix as Lando Norris held off Lewis Hamilton in a brilliant fight for second place.

A late safety car put Norris' runner-up spot in doubt after McLaren elected to put him on the harder, more durable tyre, rather than the speedier soft compound.

But Norris, 23, managed to keep Hamilton, 38, at bay in a tantalising battle between the two home favourites at a sold-out Silverstone.

Norris' McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri finished fourth, one spot ahead of George Russell, with three British drivers finishing in the top five.

Verstappen's sixth consecutive victory sees the Dutch driver move 99 points clear at the summit of the standings.

"We had a terrible start so we need to look into that," said Verstappen. "Lando and McLaren were super-quick. It took a few laps to past them and then everything was okay.

"I am very happy that we won again and 11 wins in a row for the team is incredible but it was not straightforward today."

McLaren have been desperately short of form this season but a major upgrade at the British team's home race worked wonders.

Indeed, Norris briefly led Sunday's 52-lap race after he gazumped pole-sitter Verstappen following a supreme start in his McLaren to cheers from the grandstands.

It marked the first time a McLaren car has led the British Grand Prix since Hamilton led here for the Woking-based team in 2012.

However, Norris' time at the top lasted only four-and-a-half laps after Verstappen, in his superior Red Bull machine, drew alongside the British driver on the Wellington Straight before making the move stick into Brooklands.

Piastri was running in third with Russell trying, but failing, to find a way past Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.