Kimi Antonelli takes pole position for the British Grand Prix

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli took pole position at the British Grand Prix, pipping both Ferraris to the top spot at Silverstone.

Feature image credit:  Pirelli

Antonelli has claimed his fifth career pole position at the British Grand Prix as the Italian driver finished qualifying with pole position, rounding out a successful Saturday for the Italian driver.

The Mercedes championship leader took his first career sprint victory on Saturday afternoon, pipping Ferrari’s Hamilton to the chequered flag at the Silverstone circuit.

In a similar instance to Sprint Qualifying, Antonelli couldn’t threaten the top positions in the first third of qualifying, standing in seventh at best, behind Racing Bull’s Arvid Lindblad. However, the Italian was able to bounce back in Q2 and Q3, claiming the fastest lap across both thirds.

Antonelli pipped Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0.175 seconds, with Hamilton unable to make inroads on the Italian, sitting 0.347 seconds further back, in third.

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Mercedes’ championship contender, George Russell, finished in fourth place, fortunate enough to continue after his Q1 excursion. The #63 locked up on his first timed run of qualifying, understeering off the circuit at Luffield, skipping across the gravel and into the barrier at turn seven.

With only minimal damage to his front wing, still attached to his W17, Russell managed to slowly get his car back onto the track and return to the pits for inspection and repairs. He was quickly out for another timed run, besting 10th fastest in Q1, before improving to fourth in Q2.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen could only best seventh, behind both his teammate, Isack Hadjar, and McLaren’s Lando Norris, in fifth and sixth, respectively. The Dutchman wasn’t too pleased with his car across qualifying, with the four-time world champion calling its performance a ‘disaster’ and ‘unbelievable.’

So, who qualified where for the British Grand Prix?

The Provisional Grid

1. Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes – 1m 28.111s
2. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +0.175s
3. Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari +0.347s
4. George Russell, Mercedes +0.37s
5. Isack Hadjar, Red Bull Racing +0.635s
6. Lando Norris, McLaren +0.766s
7. Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing +0.782s
8. Oscar Piastri, McLaren +0.921s
9. Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls +1.194s
10. Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls +1.605s
11. Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi +0.968s
12. Pierre Gasly, Alpine +1.57s
13. Nico Hulkenberg, Audi +1.583s
14. Oliver Bearman, Haas +2.008s
15. Carlos Sainz, Williams +2.13s
16. Alexander Albon, Williams +2.25s
17. Esteban Ocon, Haas +1.404s
18. Valtteri Bottas, Cadillac +1.951s
19. Franco Colapinto, Alpine +2.045
20. Sergio Perez, Cadillac +2.175
21. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +3.587s
22. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +3.612s

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• Lando Norris claims damage stopped true pace at British Grand Prix sprint qualifying
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Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.