Nico Hülkenberg reached the podium of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix
, held on Sunday (6), at the Silverstone Circuit. After 239 races, the German finished a race in the top three of the category for the first time in his career. After the race, several netizens celebrated the driver’s achievement from Sauber.
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Since 2010 in
Formula 1
, Nico Hülkenberg was the driver with the most races in the history of the category without a podium. The drought was a subject of jokes on the internet, which always lamented the German’s bad luck when he had the chance to finish a race among the top three. However, at the 2025 British Grand Prix, the “curse” ended and Hulk finally achieved the infamous podium, which led to various celebrations by netizens.
See the main reactions from the web
How was the race?
The GP of England was marked by unstable weather conditions that directly influenced the teams’ strategies. On the formation lap, drivers such as Russell, Leclerc, Hadjar, Bortoleto, and Bearman changed their intermediate tires for dry compounds. At the start, Verstappen maintained the lead, but an accident between Ocon and Lawson triggered the Virtual Safety Car. Shortly after,
Bortoleto slid on the first corner and crashed, retiring from the race and causing a new VSC
.
With the restart of the race, Piastri showed strong pace and overtook Verstappen, followed by Norris, who also overtook the Red Bull driver. Rain returned and all the leaders went to the pits. A slow pit stop by Norris allowed Verstappen to regain second place. With the rain increasing, the Safety Car was deployed. Bold strategies by Stroll and Hülkenberg placed them among the top five.
After the restart, a touch between Hadjar and Antonelli caused the safety car to be deployed again. On the resumption, Verstappen spun and dropped to tenth position. Before that, Piastri had braked abruptly under the Safety Car and was penalized with 10 seconds. The DRS was released, and Hülkenberg overtook Stroll to take third place, followed closely by Hamilton, who also overtook the Aston Martin driver from Canada.
With the track drying again, the drivers returned to the pits for slick tires. Piastri served his penalty, and Norris took the lead, controlling the race until the checkered flag. The British driver from McLaren won the GP comfortably, followed by Piastri. In third place, Nico Hülkenberg secured his first podium in Formula 1 after 241 races, resisting Hamilton’s pressure until the end.
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