Hulkenberg declared that he and Sauber “pitted at the perfect time every single time”, with the “crucial” instance being their call to pit one lap later than Hamilton as the final return to dry tyres began, a podium-securing move in Hulkenberg’s view.

The Sauber driver picked up his first podium in F1 after a chaotic British GP, and almost the entire grid came out to congratulate him

After a decade and a half in Formula 1, Nico Hulkenberg converted a back of the grid start to his first podium in the sport. This was an unbelievable and popular result and here's how 'The Hulk' managed it.