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Max Verstappen denied a charge of British drivers to pole position at Silverstone, with four teams having been in the hunt for P1.
Max Verstappen stunned the crowd at Silverstone by securing pole position for the British Grand Prix after an impressive final lap in qualifying. The Red Bull driver narrowly beat Oscar Piastri to claim the top spot on the grid. It was a close battle for pole position, with Lando Norris, George Russell, and Lewis Hamilton rounding out the top five in qualifying. The session was mostly incident-free, except for a brief red flag in Q1 following Franco Colapinto’s spin. Verstappen’s brilliant performance in the final moments of qualifying sealed the pole position in a highly competitive field. McLaren, Ferrari, and Red Bull had all shown strong pace, setting the stage for an intense race day.
