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George Russell Leads All-British Drivers Top 3 In Silverstone Qualifying

George Russell was able to nip teammate Lewis Hamilton to take the pole for the British Grand Prix, creating a 1-2-3 for England with Lando Norris qualifying third.

Hamilton briefly took provisional pole in the closing seconds, but Russell was able to turn a lap around the Silverstone Circuit just a bit faster.

Norris had an issue on his final lap that required the McLaren driver to pit at the end, but he was still able to place third ahead of championship leader Max Verstappen in fourth.

“We didn’t expect to be front row this weekend,” Hamilton said in the post-qualifying interview. “But this is huge for us and our team. Car felt fantastic out there, everyone in the garage and everybody who came out deserved this.

“[…} The car felt great, it was just about getting the tire temperatures up to the right place and sealing the deal when you needed to have the time on track… I think ultimately, there was still time on the table that George was able to find.”

Q3

There were no issues in this round of qualifying.

Pos.Driver No.DriverTeamTime from Leader
1.63RussellMercedes1:25:819m
2.44HamiltonMercedes+0.171s
3.4NorrisMcLaren Mercedes+0.211s
4.1VerstappenRed Bull Racing Honda RBPT+0.384s
5.81Oscar PiastriMcLaren Mercedes+0.418s
6.27Nico HulkenbergHaas Ferrari+0.519s
7.55Carlos SainzFerrari+0.690s
8.18Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco Mercedes+0.766s
9.23Alexander AlbonWilliams Mercedes+0.821s
10.14Fernando AlonsoAston Martin Aramco Mercedes+1.098s

Q2

In a surprise, Charles Leclerc came just short of advancing to Q3, with Stroll coming up just ahead with superior straightaway speed in his Aston Martin.

Pos.Driver No.DriverTeamTime from Advancing
11.16LeclercFerrari+0.159s
12.2Logan SargeantWilliams Mercedes+0.237s
13.22Yuki TsunodaRB Honda RBPT+0.331s
14.24Zhou GuanyuKICK Sauber Ferrari+0.929s
15.3Daniel RicciardoRB Honda RBPT+1.011s

Q1

A little over 10 minutes into this round, Sergio Perez spun out exiting turn 9 (Copse) and beached himself into the gravel, bringing out the red flag.

The spin came as drivers were starting to make laps on soft tires after starting the session on intermediates, meaning the Red Bull driver did not have a hot lap on dry tires.

Pos.Driver No.DriverTeamTime from Advancing
16.77Valtteri BottasKICK Sauber Ferrari+0.502s
17.20Kevin MagnussenHaas Ferrari+0.976s
18.31Esteban OconAlpine Renault+2.628s
19.11PerezRed Bull Racing Honda RBPT+6.419s
20.10Pierre GaslyAlpine Renault+8.020s

Seventy-four years after the first official F1 championship race at the same facility, the British Grand Prix remains one of the crown jewels on the calendar. Lights out for the race will come at 10 a.m. EST on Sunday, July 7. Coverage will be on ESPN.

Michael has watched NASCAR for 20 years and regularly covered the sport from 2013-2021, and also formerly covered the SRX series from 2021-2023. He now covers the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and road course events in the NASCAR Cup Series.

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