The 10th qualifying session of the Formula 1 season was run at the pace of Max Verstappen at the Silverstone motor track.
The overwhelming leader of the World Series, the Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was, as expected, the fastest of qualifying sessions at Silverstone. The Dutchman cemented his pole position with the last push of the final section with a time of 1:26.720. The pole position was Verstappen’s fifth in a row at the British GP and seventh this season.
The speeds of the McLarens were almost sensational on Saturday, as the team’s drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri took the second and third places in qualifying with times of 1.26.961 and 1.27.092. The British rider Norris, who was even on the pole for a while, is tenth in the World Championship points, Piastri can’t even fit in the top ten.
McLaren’s upgrade parts have brought additional speed to the British team. According to Autosport, McLaren was last in the front row of the British GP in 2008, when Heikki Kovalainen throttled to the top spot.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. were in fourth and fifth place. The Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton were next.
of Williams Alexander Albon valahti finished eighth in the last moments of qualifying with a time of 1:27.530.
Dramatic opening section, Bottas’ car froze
Dramatic moments were seen in the first section and at the end, when the track dried out significantly and every driver improved his time within a couple of minutes.
Alfa Romeo Valtteri Bottas gassed up in the opening section at the last moment to finish 11th, but right after that the Finn’s car had technical problems and his Alfa Romeo froze on the side of the track.
Bottas would have qualified for the second section, but he was unable to continue qualifying, so he eventually finished 15th.
– I doubted a little that the fuel ran out or what happened to it. The car didn’t have any problems before, suddenly the power went out. It’s a shame, when the last lap was pretty good and the pace was ok, Bottas told V Sport.
Top team Red Bull Sergio Perezwho is second in the World Championship points, continued his poor qualifying performances, embarrassingly remaining in the first section and only in 16th place. Bottas’ teammate Zhou Guanyu was 18
The tenth F1 race of the season will be held on Sunday from 17:00.
British GP, qualifying:
1. Max Verstappen Red Bull 1.26.720
2. Lando Norris McLaren 1.26.961
3. Oscar Piastri McLaren 1.27.092
4. Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1.27.136
5. Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1.27.148
6. George Russell Mercedes 1.27.155
7. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1.27.211
8. Alexander Albon Williams 1.27.530
9. Fernando Alonso Aston Mo 1.27.659
10. Pierre Gasly BWT Alpi 1.27.689
11. Nico Hulkenberg Haas
12. Lance Stroll Aston Martin
13. Esteban Ocon BWT Alpi
14. Logan Sargeant Williams
15. Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo
16. Sergio Perez Red Bull
17. Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri
18. Guanyu Zhou Alfa Romeo
19. Nyck de Vries AlphaTauri
20. Kevin Magnussen’s Haas
WC points here