In his last attempt, Max Verstappen went to seek the pole position of the Grand Prix of Great Britain in front of the McLaren of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. The Ferrari did not confirm the good sensations of the start of the weekend.
You should never bury Max Verstappen! While everything indicated that Ferrari and McLaren were going to fight for the pole position of the Grand Prix of Great Britain, the quadruple world champion came out of his box during his final attempt in Q3 to secure to go into the best position this Sunday on the Silverstone circuit.
Already in sight during the Q1 before entering the rank in Q2, the pilot of the Red Bull Racing stable put everything end to end in his very last attempt in Q3. Indeed, it was Oscar Piastri who had set the tone in the last twelve minutes, being the only one to descend under the 1’25 ” on a Tour of the British circuit. A hierarchy that was first confirmed during the final passage on track with new tender tires. In this little game, it was again the leader of the world championship who settled in command in front of his teammate Lando Norris, ahead of only fifteen thousandths of a second.
Unleashed versatapen, disappointing ferrari
While Mercedes had not been very visible since the start of the weekend, George Russell raised his tone when it was necessary to get the third temporary time in front of the Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. Indeed, the single -seaters of the Maranello stable have returned to the rank by conceding a tenth of a second to the McLaren of the Australian.
It was at this point that Max Verstappen dropped the horses in a last attempt made with the teeth. Signing the record for the first two sectors, the Dutchman has not fell in the last portion of the route to sign the pole position in 1’24”892. He pushes Oscar Piastri to 103 thousandths when Lando Norris fails at 118 thousandths and will have to start from the second line alongside his compatriot George Russell. Expected above on the grid, the Ferrari must be satisfied with the third line.
Gasly was strong
They were to be followed by Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman but the Italian will back up three places after his error from the Austrian Grand Prix when the British is penalized with ten places. His tail head under red flag in the entrance to the stands during the last free test session was not to the taste of the commissioners.
On the French side, Pierre Gasly knew how to get the most out of his alpine to climb in Q3 and sign the tenth time, which will result in an eighth place on the starting grid. Isack Hadjar and Esteban Ocon, meanwhile, could not spend the CAP of Q2 with the 13th and 15th time respectively. A qualifying session which was marked by the trip of the track of Franco Colapinto from the Q1, which caused a red flag. With Max Verstappen who will open the way, this Grand Prix of Great Britain promises to be animated, especially if the weather was to get involved.
