Max Verstappen dominated the British Grand Prix to win again, while Lando Norris held off Lewis Hamilton in a thrilling battle for second.

A safety car late in the race put Lando Norris' second-place finish in jeopardy after McLaren opted to put the British driver on the harder, more durable tire, rather than the faster soft compound.

Norris, 23, was able to hold off Hamilton, 38, in a thrilling battle between the two British drivers 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.”

At the end of lap 38, when the safety car pulled in, Hamilton's black Mercedes suddenly appeared in Norris' mirrors.

Hamilton saw his chance to overtake Norris on the outside at Brooklands and Luffield, but the McLaren driver held on.

A third chance arose for Hamilton on the run down Copse but Norris expertly defended the position, leaving Hamilton with nowhere to go.

Hamilton backed off and tried again the next lap, but Norris defended aggressively and the Mercedes driver was unable to pass.

From there, Norris was able to keep Hamilton at arm’s length, crossing the line 2.9 sec clear of the Mercedes car.

“That McLaren is a rocket ship,” said Hamilton as he crossed the line.

Piastri finished fourth on a fine afternoon for McLaren, one place ahead of Russell, with Sergio Perez sixth after he started a lowly 15th.