Verstappen also grabs the Silverstone pole

In a turbulent qualifying on Saturday at Silverstone, the Spielberg winner from the Netherlands was faster than the McLaren duo Lando Norris (+0,241 seconds) and Oscar Piastri (+0,372), who were surprisingly eliminated from the home race on Sunday (16.00 p.m.). will start in second and third place.

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc came fourth, just ahead of last year's winner Carlos Sainz in the second Ferrari. Behind them were the British Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen is in first place on the grid for the fifth time in a row, the 25-year-old celebrated his 27th pole position. “A great day, I’m looking forward to tomorrow,” said Verstappen. Meanwhile, teammate Sergio Perez experienced his next qualifying disaster, the Mexican missed the top ten for the fifth time in a row and starts from 16th place.

Perez weak In a chaotic first qualifying segment on a damp and drying track, Perez was 19 thousandths of a second slower than Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin, who ultimately finished ninth. There had previously been an interruption because Haas driver Kevin Magnussen had broken down in the Haas. The high-speed track kept getting faster and Perez was the first driver on the track to have the worst conditions shortly before the end.

Lando Norris surprised. © APA/afp / BEN STANSALL

“Because I waited so long at the front of the pit lane, the temperature was out of the tires,” explained Perez, showing insight. “It was a very weak qualifying today. I had problems with the car in this weather and I have to find out why that was the case.” Verstappen caused a small moment of shock when he crashed slightly into the wall while leaving the pits without traction and destroyed his front wing. After that the track finally dried up.

In the overall World Cup standings, Verstappen is already 81 points ahead of Perez. Red Bull is aiming for its eleventh victory in a row at the traditional Silverstone circuit, which would mean the Austro racing team would equal McLaren's 35-year-old record from the 1988 season. Verstappen celebrated seven successes in nine races this year and recently won five times in a row, Perez triumphed twice.

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Verstappen also grabs the Silverstone pole

Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has secured pole position for the British Grand Prix. Behind them, a local hero surprised everyone.

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