British Grand Prix 2022 - Shocked Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz admits ‘surprise' at Silverstone pole

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was shocked to secure pole position at the British Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit on Saturday afternoon. Sainz was fastest at the second practice session on Friday but in the third runout, Red Bull finally looked dominant.

Ad/> Current champion Max Verstappen was second when it came to the decisive session but the experienced Spaniard was quickest in the rain. British Grand PrixBottas quickest in first session in rain-hit action at Silverstone, Hamilton secondYESTERDAY AT 13:26 Speaking after qualifying, Sainz said: «It was a good lap.

I was struggling a lot with the standing water on the intermediates, there was a lot more standing water on the racing line and it was very easy to catch snaps and lose the lap. »In the end I put together a lap that I didn’t think was anything special, but I just put it on the board and saw how it is, and it was pole position, which came as a bit of a surprise." Team-mate Charles Leclerc is third after spinning towards the end, but pleased for Sainz.

Ferrari's Sainz takes stunning pole position of Verstappen at Silverstone Carlos Sainz claims British GP pole — as it happened Verstappen quickest in third practice at Silverstone, Perez second «I am (disappointed) but happy for Carlos, he did a great job today,” he began. “I spun on that last lap, I knew it was the lap where I had to put everything together and I didn’t as a driver, so I didn’t deserve to be on pole.