Home heroes Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were flying the British flag in qualifying but Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri spoiled the Silverstone party

Lewis Hamilton told Sky Sports F1 reporter Natalie Pinkham that he was ‘not surprised’ by Max Verstappen ’s pole position at the British Grand Prix. The Dutchman struggled to extract pace from his RB21 until the critical moment at the end of Q3.

Max Verstappen has stolen another unlikely pole position, qualifying fastest for the British Grand Prix ahead of Oscar Piastri. It was a stunning lap that allowed him to capitalise on the mistakes of others in the dying moments of the session to upset the championship leader.