Max Verstappen takes pole for F1 British Grand Prix as Lando Norris grabs surprise P2, Lewis Hamilton seventh

08.07.2023 - 18:11 eurosport.com

Max Verstappen took pole position for the fifth time of the season, with Lando Norris alongside him on the grid in P2 for Sunday’s British Grand Prix.

There was an element of added glamour at Silverstone with Brad Pitt’s film — rumoured to be called Apex — in attendance with their altered F2 car, which will be present at other races for some of the season.

Ad Drama kicked in from the off in occasionally rainy conditions as there were a couple of red flags early on, one caused by Kevin Magnussen’s Haas.

British Grand PrixRussell says Verstappen is ‘whingeing’ because he 'wants more money’YESTERDAY AT 13:44 Red Bull’s Verstappen also caused a worry when his nose required minor, early repairs, but that did not prevent him from taking the top spot in Q3.

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Team by team analysis of the British Grand Prix

Team by team analysis of Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the 10th race of the 22-round Formula One season (listed in championship order):

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SILVERSTONE, UK: On a day when Brad Pitt joined the Formula One grid to shoot his new movie, defending champion Max Verstappen was reduced to a cameo role in his own win with F1 fans gripped by the fight for second place. Apart from losing the lead to Lando Norris at the start — and then taking it back — Verstappen’s cruise on Sunday to yet another win — his sixth in a row — lacked the Hollywood-style drama of Norris’ battle with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton for second. That fits a pattern this season of dominant wins for the Red Bull driver and increasingly hard-fought battles behind him as Mercedes, Ferrari, Aston Martin and now McLaren jostle to be the second-fastest team.

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