Max Verstappen has claimed pole position for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix leading McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. I am not a betting man but if I were, I wouldn’t have put a fiver on Max for pole in the lead-up to qualifying.
Max seemed unhappy for most of the weekend with his car’s drivability but as Max often does, he created a magical lap to secure pole ahead of Oscar Piastri who was on provisional pole.
To be fair, Silverstone offered a windy afternoon that saw a very tight battle in the top five positions with Ferrari threatening as well as Mercedes driver George Russell. The question now is, does Red Bull, Ferrari or Mercedes have the race pace over the long run to take the battle to McLaren and their supreme tire sympathy? Can Max hold a brace of McLaren’s off for 52 laps?
British GP Qualifying Results:
POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.886 | 1:25.316 | 1:24.892 | 18 |
2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:25.963 | 1:25.316 | 1:24.995 | 21 |
3 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:26.123 | 1:25.231 | 1:25.010 | 20 |
4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:26.236 | 1:25.637 | 1:25.029 | 19 |
5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:26.296 | 1:25.084 | 1:25.095 | 19 |
6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:26.186 | 1:25.133 | 1:25.121 | 21 |
7 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:26.265 | 1:25.620 | 1:25.374 | 18 |
8 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:26.005 | 1:25.534 | 1:25.471 | 18 |
9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:26.108 | 1:25.593 | 1:25.621 | 15 |
10 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:26.328 | 1:25.711 | 1:25.785 | 21 |
11 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:26.175 | 1:25.746 | 12 | |
12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:26.275 | 1:25.826 | 13 | |
13 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:26.177 | 1:25.864 | 12 | |
14 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:26.093 | 1:25.889 | 13 | |
15 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:26.136 | 1:25.950 | 12 | |
16 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:26.440 | 6 | ||
17 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:26.446 | 9 | ||
18 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:26.504 | 9 | ||
19 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:26.574 | 9 | ||
20 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:27.060 | 6 |
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