Australian star Oscar Piastri was left fuming after a 10-second penalty robbed him of the chance to win the British Grand Prix and extend his Formula One championship lead.
The McLaren driver came from second place on the grid to lead, then incurred the crucial penalty before seeing teammate and chief rival Lando Norris go clear to win.
Norris' victory at his home track also cut Piastri's championship lead to just eight points.
"I'm not going say much. I'll get myself in trouble," Piastri told reporters post-race.
"Apparently you can't brake behind the safety car anymore.
"I did it for five laps before that.
"I still like Silverstone even if I don't like it today."
Norris has now won successive races, in Austria last week and now on his home tarmac in front of an ecstatic 160,000 crowd, to cut Piastri's championship lead from 15 points at the start of the weekend.
His blunder in Canada last month, when he collided with Piastri and put himself out of the race, seems a world away for the happy Brit.
The key moment, and just how significant it could prove to be will become clearer as the season progresses, came when Piastri was informed he had been given a 10-second penalty by the stewards after he slammed on his brakes at 130mph ahead of a safety car restart.
Max Verstappen was forced to take evasive action amid the spray. Holding both hands up in disgust, Verstappen was straight on the radio: "Whoa, mate, f***, he just suddenly slows down again," he said.
Piastri switched to dries on lap 43, serving his punishment to allow Norris to pit on the following lap for his switch to slicks. The Briton emerged from the pits in front and went on to finish 6.8 seconds ahead of Piastri.
Piastri, who also survived a late spin scare, called on the McLaren pit wall to swap positions with Norris and allow a straight fight to the flag. McLaren dismissed the plea leaving Norris to win the British race for the first time in his career.
"Oscar, we're not going to do any team orders. It's just five laps to the end," came the message from McLaren control.
"This one means a lot, It's beautiful," said Norris over the team radio as he savoured victory.
In a race with plenty of crashes and spins, Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg was third from 19th on the grid for his first podium finish in his 239th race of an Formula One career that began in 2010.
Verstappen, the defending champion, started on pole but ended up fifth after spinning from second at a safety-car restart, briefly dropping to 10th.
Britain's Lewis Hamilton, who had finished in the top three in all previous 11 appearances at Silverstone, had to settle for fourth, running off track in slippery conditions after pitting for slick tyres with 10 laps remaining.
Hamilton had complained of issues with his Ferrari throughout the race, saying "it's so hard to drive" over the radio.
"It's the most difficult car I've driven here in these conditions," he added.
With agencies
