Summary

  • Russell takes pole ahead of Hamilton and Norris

  • Three Britons take first three grid slots

  • Perez out in first session after spin; Leclerc out in Q2

  • Get involved #bbcf1

  1. British top three as Russell takes pole at Silverstonepublished at 16:45 6 July

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent at Silverstone

    Lewis Hamilton and George Russell shake handsImage source, Getty Images

    George Russell led a home one-two-three in British Grand Prix qualifying from Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton and McLaren’s Lando Norris.

    Russell beat Hamilton to pole position by 0.171 seconds with Norris, second to Russell after the first laps in the final session, 0.211secs off the pace after failing to complete his second lap.

    Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fourth fastest, struggling with a car damaged by a run through the Copse gravel trap in the wet first session.

    Read the full report here

  2. Back on Sunday at 14:00 BSTpublished at 16:44 6 July

    Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Lando NorrisImage source, Getty Images

    Three home drivers are leading the charge at Silverstone.

    The hopes of an all-British podium could become a reality tomorrow but will Max Verstappen have a say in the result from fourth on the grid?

    We'll pack away our F1 stall now but there are big events still happening on the BBC Sport website.

    If you want to watch Saturday's action at Wimbledon, follow the live page here

    To see if England can book their place in the semi-finals of Euro 2024, head over to the live page to watch BBC coverage here

    Thanks again for joining us, folks. Get yourselves back here at 14:00 BST on Sunday for build-up to the British Grand Prix.

    See you tomorrow!

  3. Chequered Flag podcast: British GP previewpublished at 16:43 6 July

    Chequered flag podcast

    Jennie and the team discuss in detail the incident that saw Lando Norris and Max Verstappen come together in Austria. Andrew Benson sits down with Norris and gets his take on what happened.

    And they discuss Oliver Bearman joining Haas on a multi-year deal.

    Have a listen on BBC Sounds here

    And the team will be back later on with a review of qualifying.

  4. F1 Q&A: Send us your questionspublished at 16:41 6 July

    F1 Q&A

    The F1 Q&A never sleeps, as the doors are open 24/7 for you to send your questions to F1 correspondent Andrew benson.

    Anything on your mind about this weekend's British Grand Prix, or about Formula 1 in general, then just send them over via the link here

  5. Get Involvedpublished at 16:38 6 July

    #bbcf1

    Matthew Murnaghan: Russell, Hamilton, and Lando on the front row, what more do you want? I hope this race will be exciting, and I hope England win against Switzerland too!

    Sam: Mercedes are back!! Mercedes front row lockout, a British top 3 at Silverstone, time to show that Max what Britain can deliver, tomorrows gonna be epic.

    Jeremiah Kariuki: Mercedes front row and a British 1-2-3. That's a dream one for the teams and the fans. The long race is tomorrow. May they give us exciting and entertaining race.

  6. 'Three Brits lock out the top three so that’s pretty cool' - Norrispublished at 16:36 6 July

    Lando Norris in the McLaren finished qualifying in third, he said: “I’m happy with P3, three Brits lock out the top three so that’s pretty cool here. There were good laps by George and Lewis both they put in some nice laps and a little mistake from my part at the end but P3 is still good.”

    On tomorrow’s race, he added: “I'm excited, it's going to be a good race. We're quick, I can bring the fight to George and Lewis so I'm excited to put on a good show tomorrow. I hope we are going to have some good battles, I look forward to it."

  7. 'Car felt great' - Hamiltonpublished at 16:32 6 July

    Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, who qualified in P2 and will start alongside team-mate George Russell on the front row: "Big thanks to this incredible crowd; three Brits in the top three. And congratulations to George, he did such an amazing job.

    "We definitely didn't expect to be front row this weekend but this is huge for us. The car felt fantastic. Everyone in the garage, all our team that have come here really deserve this.

    "As I said, the car felt great. it was just about getting the tyre temperatures in the right place and sealing the deal when you knew you had the time on track.

    "I think, ultimately, there was still time left on the table - which George was able to find. But I feel really confident about the car tomorrow, and with the conditions we have we can work together to keep Lando behind."

  8. 'We are riding this wave at the moment and I’m absolutely buzzing' - Russellpublished at 16:29 6 July

    Mercedes’ George Russell earns his first pole at the British Grand Prix, he said afterwards: “What a feeling, at the start of this year I don’t think we could of even dreamt of being on pole here, one-two for me and Lewis, and Lando it’s just mega. It’s down to these fans as well they give us so much energy so thank you for that.”

    He will be coming off the back of a win last weekend in Austria, he added: “The car at the moment is feeling so good, it really came alive in quali and what a joy to drive around this circuit. We are riding this wave at the moment and I’m absolutely buzzing, but eyes on tomorrow, we’ve got a race to win and it’s going to be tight with Lando, Max is going to be fast as well but I’m so excited right now.”

    On the home crowd, he said: “The crowd always gives us so much energy, the three of us, I don’t think Silverstone could of dreamt of, you know three Brits in the top three, the support we love it and we can’t wait for the race tomorrow.”

    George Russell at the British Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
  9. Postpublished at 16:26 6 July

    There was no "Yabba Dabba Do!" for securing pole position like his race win in Spielberg, just a simple "Wahooooo!" from George Russell this weekend.

    Over at Red Bull, Max Verstappen said over team radio: "I gave it everything. Guys, thank you very much for trying to fix it [the damage] as much as we could, yeah great effort.

    "Just really unlucky we got off there, with the rain. We'll go at it tomorrow."

  10. Postpublished at 16:22 6 July

    George Russell says it's down to the fans at Silverstone that three British drivers have ended up taking up the top three places on the grid for tomorrow's race. Loads of energy, adds the Mercedes man.

  11. And the restpublished at 16:19 6 July

    11. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

    12. Logan Sargeant (Williams)

    13. Yuki Tsunoda (RB)

    14. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber)

    15. Daniel Ricciardo (RB)

    16. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)

    17. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

    18. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)

    19. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

    20 Pierre Gasly (Alpine, grid penalty)

  12. Top 10published at 16:16 6 July

    1. George Russell (Mercedes) - 1:25.819

    2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

    3. Lando Norris (McLaren)

    4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

    5. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

    6. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)

    7. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

    8. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

    9. Alex Albon (Williams)

    10. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

  13. Postpublished at 16:14 6 July

    Lando Norris abandoned his final attempt but the McLaren driver will still line up on the second row in P3. Max Verstappen will start fourth and Oscar Piastri qualifies in fifth place.

    And well done, Nico Hulkenberg! The Haas man takes sixth spot for Sunday's British Grand Prix.

  14. Postpublished at 16:13 6 July

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The man of the moment when it really mattered is George Russell, who would have thought we would of had two Mercedes at the front of this grid.

  15. Chequered flagpublished at 16:12 6 July

    George Russell takes the applause of the home crowds!

    The Mercedes driver will start on pole position for the British Grand Prix alongside his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

  16. Postpublished at 16:11 6 July

    What can Lewis Hamilton do? He can go onto pole!

    But wait. George Russell has snatched it back from his team-mate!

    Lando Norris doesn't improve so it's a British one, two and three for tomorrow's grand prix at Silverstone!

  17. Postpublished at 16:10 6 July

    The first sector has not been a smooth ride for Max Verstappen as the Red Bull twitches just before the Wellington Straight. The three-time world champion completes his lap but can only go fourth quickest.

  18. Postpublished at 16:09 6 July

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Verstappen has to deliver something very special.

  19. 'I don't think we optimised everything that was possible today' - Leclercpublished at 16:09 6 July

    Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter

    Ferrari Charles Leclerc spoke to Jennie Gow in the pit-lane after failing to get into Q3 of qualifying. He said: "Everything [went wrong], the feeling in the car is just not good, we are struggling. We've been doing quite a lot of testing with the two cars and trying to understand which was the best direction to push in that one.

    "I reverted today to a different configuration. All in all, I don't think we optimised everything that was possible today."

  20. Postpublished at 16:08 6 July

    Here we go again.

    Max Verstappen is unlikely to feature in this final showdown in Q3, given his Red Bull is limping slightly. George Russell is the car to knock off the front-row spot.