Hamilton takes pole for Silverstone sprint race
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton pips Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to a stunning pole position for the sprint race at the British Grand Prix.
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"Wow. OK. I like it. I love this place. I love this crowd. I can't express to you how big a dream it is, and the flow you can get into around this place if you can get the set-up in the right place."
— Lewis Hamilton , Athlete
"I am really pleased to get pole. It was only 10 milliseconds or something like that and the team really deserve it."
— Lewis Hamilton , Athlete
"It was so close and it was a shame. There was a little bit left on the table but it was a decent lap. Congrats to Lewis and we focus on tomorrow now."
— Kimi Antonelli , Athlete
"It was very close, it could easily have been P3 or P6/7."
— Max Verstappen , Athlete
"Lewis is more often at 100% of the potential of the car, which I'm not."
— Charles Leclerc , Athlete
"Story of the year, always on the back foot."
— George Russell , Athlete
"It was (hampering) me throughout. For the final run we fixed it, but the car was completely different and way better again."
— Lando Norris , Athlete
Key People
Arvid Lindblad is a Racing Bulls driver in Formula 1.
Charles Leclerc is a Monegasque racing driver competing in Formula 1 for Ferrari.
George Russell is a British Formula 1 racing driver currently racing for Mercedes.
Isack Hadjar is a French racing driver competing in Formula 1 for Red Bull.
Kimi Antonelli is an Italian Formula 1 racing driver competing for Mercedes.
British racing driver and defending champion in Formula 1.
Lewis Hamilton is a British racing driver and a multiple-time Formula 1 World Champion.
Racing driver competing for Racing Bulls in Formula 1.
Max Verstappen is a Dutch racing driver and the reigning Formula 1 World Champion.
Oscar Piastri is a driver for McLaren.
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Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton pips Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to a stunning pole position for the sprint race at the British Grand Prix.
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