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

Max Verstappen delivered a masterclass at Silverstone, clinching pole position for the 2025 British Grand Prix with a sensational lap of 1:24.892. The Red Bull ace left no room for error as he edged out McLaren's Oscar Piastri by just 0.

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.