Red Bull driver Max Verstappen grabbed pole position for the British Grand Prix on Saturday. The Red Bull double world champion and runaway championship leader claimed his fifth straight pole in qualifying and will be joined on the front row for Sunday's race by Lando Norris for McLaren.
Oscar Piastri in the other McLaren will start on the second row alongside Charles Leclerc's Ferrari. Verstappen's team mate and closest title rival Sergio Perez qualified only 16th, the fifth race in a row that the Mexican has failed to reach the top 10 shootout.
Perez is already 81 points behind Verstappen after nine races this season, all won by Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton could manage only seventh, one place behind George Russell in the other Mercedes. "It was a crazy qualifying session and quite hectic," said Verstappen. "I was surprised to see those two [Norris and Piastri] there but it was great for McLaren.
I am looking forward to tomorrow." McLaren's Lando Norris during qualifying on Saturday. Getty British driver Norris generated a huge roar from his home crowd when he topped the times with seconds to go only for Verstappen to nudge him out with his final flying lap. "It's always Max.