Driver ratings for the F1 2024 British Grand Prix

An emotional Lewis Hamilton took victory for the Mercedes team at the British Grand Prix — breaking a drought of nearly three years, and breaking the record for most driver wins at a single circuit with nine victories at Silverstone.

Hamilton’s win makes it six different victors in the first 12 Formula 1 races of 2024 — an impressive feat in a rain-punctuated British Grand Prix where multiple drivers looked set to win at different points in the race.

Driver ratings for the F1 2024 British Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton – 9.5

After nearly three years, Lewis Hamilton has once again returned to the top step of the podium — in the process breaking the record he shared with Michael Schumacher regarding the number of wins scored at the same track.

For Hamilton, who started the race in second place, the cards almost instantly fell into place. The British racer’s experience with Silverstone and its changeable conditions gave him a leg up over the competition, and Hamilton’s skill was paired with an impeccable strategy that launched him into the lead.

I won’t go so far as to call it a perfect drive, considering Hamilton’s off-track excursion as the rain picked up in the early stages of the race. However, it was just about as close to ideal as Hamilton could hope for from his drought-breaking win.

Max Verstappen – 8

The inimitable Max Verstappen has proven to be mortal after all.

In the last 15 laps of the British Grand Prix, Verstappen reminded us why he’s been the dominant driver in Formula 1 for the past two years. Donning a set of hard tyres to round out the race, Verstappen snatched second place from Lando Norris before setting about chasing down leader Lewis Hamilton.

But we saw a much different Max Verstappen in the race’s first stint. Yes, the Dutch racer passed Norris immediately on the first lap, he put up no defense against either McLaren on Laps 15 and 17.

He came alive during and after the rain — but that initial race pace signalled a different, more vulnerable Verstappen.

Lando Norris – 8

McLaren have become legitimate championship contenders in terms of pure performance, but the team’s strategy calls and mistakes by its drivers have once again lost out on victory for Lando Norris.

Again, Norris showed that he struggles with F1’s highly competitive standing starts, but he pulled of an overtaking masterclass against Max Verstappen in the early stages of the race.

Strategy primarily slowed the British racer down. He stopped for slicks one lap later than ultimate winner Lewis Hamilton, then opted for the high-degrading slicks that later handed his second-place position to Verstappen. And in his final pit stop, he missed his pit box, resulting in a much slower stop.