Max Verstappen takes surprise Silverstone pole with Lewis Hamilton fifth after incident-strewn qualifying - The Dutchman has struggled throughout the weekend but put a tidy lap together when it matter

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.