00:01Gareth Perez has had a spin oh and he's in the gravel my goodness Sergio Perez this could be
00:07the end of qualifying for Sergio Perez oh no understandably he wasn't the first he was one
00:14of the early ones to to go onto the softs now let's see what happened here Julian he's had
00:18just a small snap on the way into the corner but then as soon when you're on these slick tires
00:23you
00:23have to stay on the dry line and just a small oversteer prompt him onto the wet stuff and then
00:29you're doomed still the rain holds off I'm looking at Carlos Sainz who's down in 15th position Perez is
00:36almost in the bottom five and uh and eliminated at this stage Piastri goes to the top but Sainz is
00:4115
00:41and just starting a lap so he's pretty vulnerable in the Ferrari Leclerc not far ahead of him either
00:46Lando Norris gets himself into safety the two McLarens one and two that was an impressive lap
00:50by Piastri then Max Verstappen oh through the gravel Max Verstappen getting back on again it's raining
00:56the Ferraris could be in trouble if anyone could improve and they have Sainz is 16th my goodness
01:02that is true Ocon has just improved Hamilton's safe he's well safe we need this lap we need this lap
01:09but his Sainz yes he's safe he's done it even though the rain's falling who else is in danger though
01:15Leclerc could come and improve now I think there's not enough drivers out there improving to knock
01:20Max down more than 14th here comes Charles Leclerc up into the top 10 Stroll's beating him Verstappen
01:26is 15th and not improving because of this oh and he's lucky to not spin it around uh brain
01:35Sainz has just been dropped back down his time deleted track limits at turn nine but he's going
01:40again Sainz is improving again Verstappen now third and he's safe Sainz goes second and he's safe so the
01:45track momentarily got worse now it gets so much better and Charles Leclerc is down in 14th and in
01:51trouble but here he is coming through the last couple of corners well at least the teams have
01:54been sent from and left them out there and not brought them in early when it started raining you've
01:57got to stay out there keep on going you just never know here at Silverstone quite what it's going to
02:01do
02:02in the drop zone we've got Tsunoda Ocon Ricardo Perez of course and Gasly and Gasly's not bothered
02:08because he's going to be right at the back of the grid so they've just kept him in at this
02:11stage he's
02:12not out on track Hamilton now goes fastest into the one 29s that's the first time we're into the
02:1820s Hulkenberg could even be in trouble as well also in the pits in 10th now 11th as Russell comes
02:24through so can Ricardo get himself out of that drop zone he's leapt up to sixth place excellent
02:29Verstappen safe Sainz is safe he stayed out there that's been sensible Magnussen dropped to 15th
02:35it's Joe Tsunoda Ocon Perez and Gasly can any of them improve Ocon's not improving he's in trouble
02:41this could be a horror show for Alpine who knew they'd have Gasly from the back Ocon might join
02:45him Leclerc is now safe it's Sainz and Joe to try and knock out Magnussen who is gone this surely
02:52is
02:52going to move Sainz up he's down his 17th in the drop zone don't throw it off he's corrected that
02:57well yeah he's up and you're absolutely right that has taken Bottas out how fun was that that's a good
03:04Q1 Joe out qualifies Bottas for the first time this season indeed yeah Altery not able to improve
03:10on his last lap and that's what happens if you don't hook it up Verstappen currently needs to
03:16another lap really if somebody because when Leclerc moves that will put Verstappen in the drop zone
03:21but Verstappen of course he's out there and he's also putting a better lap together himself
03:25Piastri goes second fastest now let's see where this is going to put Charles Leclerc currently in the
03:30drop zone in 12th but he moves up to seventh Max has done an absolutely solid first sector he's not
03:36as quick as the fastest man through there which is Nico Hülkenberg still in the house Sainz gets
03:41ahead of Hülkenberg in his safe up in fifth can Max find a little more in the final sector look
03:46how
03:46close the times are it's really really tight so three tenths down on Norris puts him with Alex
03:50Albin yes incredible isn't it yeah now that the track is drying out we are getting these very close
03:55times Verstappen goes sixth but he hasn't got that real dry line pace and it does look as though when
04:02we get into the final battle for pole position he may well not actually be able to challenge Russell
04:07goes quicker he goes second fastest Leclerc's tenth and Leclerc might be out here with Lance Stroll
04:11coming through there goes Charles Leclerc you're right Leclerc's been pushed down into the drop zone
04:16he has already seen the checkered flag and that means he's out so Charles Leclerc out in Q2 has not
04:23made the top 10 his teammate Carlos Sainz has made it we are fine yes we're out Logan Sargent joining
04:31him in the drop zone on that for Yuki Tsunoda as well Joe Guan Yu and Daniel Ricciardo I think
04:36Daniel
04:36will also be disappointed he's been out qualified by his teammate let's see what Max Verstappen does to
04:43establish the initial pace here across the line 126.350 but it's going to be mighty close with those
04:49chasing and Lando Norris has gone even faster in the middle sector a good middle sector Piastri comes
04:54across the line goes faster than Verstappen but Lando Norris could be even faster here let's ride on
04:59board with you you're coming out of the last corner with Lando Norris full-on throttle thousand horseback
05:04getting him over the line he's fastest he has done a 126.030 with the first flying laps Lando Norris
05:11is the fastest at this point hold on Hamilton has done the fastest first sector of anyone
05:16one-tenth quicker than Norris Norris is clear of the rest of the bunch but Hamilton is on it
05:21sweeping his way through the middle sector here we go on board with Lewis Hamilton through the middle
05:25sector oh he's lost a little bit in the high speed yeah we have seen the Mercedes quick in that
05:30first
05:30sector already this weekend but in the high speed corners the high speed sectors they have not had quite
05:36the same pace mind you Russell's on a very good lap as well if his final sector comes together
05:40he can also challenge Norris Russell's been quick in the final sector already this weekend let's see
05:45Hamilton through first of all where can he go second so it's Norris Hamilton one two where's Russell
05:50is he going to make it three breaks at the top end as they did in practice earlier on yes
05:55Russell goes
05:56fastest Russell on top 126.024 six thousandths of a second ahead of Lando Norris with Lewis Hamilton
06:04third one two three for the British drivers holy smokes there's six thousandths between them
06:11and let's see if Max is one of those drivers to improve fighting it opening up to four big slide
06:17from Verstappen towards the apex and that should hurt his run down here it's going to be flat out
06:21through Aintree opening up the DRS is that going to be costly for Max let's see his first second time
06:27Russell is the benchmark and he's a tenth and a half down
06:31it's close it's mighty close here George Russell's time is the one they're all trying to beat a 126.024
06:38as we get into the final stages the checkered flag is now out all of them crossing the line for
06:44the
06:44final time Hulkenberg fifth fastest with that final time that he's done and Verstappen is only fourth
06:50he's only fourth he may be pushed further down than that he has not taken pole here at Silverstone
06:56Hamilton's flying really good luck this from Lewis Hamilton one corner to go drives to the line
07:00Hamilton's taken provisional pole Hamilton fastest but George Russell his teammates going quicker in
07:06the middle sector this could be a chance for George Russell to take it back here comes Russell yes
07:11he's gone even faster than Lewis Hamilton but what about the McLarens can the McLarens do anything at all
07:17Norris is already in the pit Piastri see there's checkered flag it's done George Russell has taken pole his second
07:24pole of the year
07:26nice job super bar pole position mate
07:34and it was George Russell who took pole position his first pole at Silverstone in Formula One joined by his
07:45teammate Lewis Hamilton on the front row
07:46Lando Norris will start from third place a major contender when it comes to the race
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