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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.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton pips Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to a stunning pole position for the sprint race at the British Grand Prix.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton pips Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to a stunning pole position for the sprint race at the British Grand Prix.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton pips Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to a stunning pole position for the sprint race at the British Grand Prix.

McLaren’s expectations heading into the British Grand Prix were never particularly high with its less aerodynamically efficient MCL40. The Woking outfit is lagging on drag and energy management compared to its front running rivals - Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull - and also isn't yet fitting the new Mercedes power unit that the Silver Arrows has introduced for itself and customer outfits.
So ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton topped practice for the British Grand Prix by two tenths of a second from Kimi Antonelli, then edged him out of pole position for Saturday's sprint race by the altogether narrower margin of 0.011s.
Despite the final order of practice it was by no means ordained that Ferrari would be quickest around Silverstone – and Antonelli was visibly disappointed afterwards to have fallen ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari's predictions "scared" him about being "six tenths off" down Silverstone's straights, before taking a surprise British Grand Prix sprint race pole position. 
During Thursday's media day for the British Grand Prix, and even after this weekend's sole practice session, Ferrari kept expectations firmly in check.
With nine victories at Silverstone, Hamilton knows ...Keep reading

Freddie Slater took his maiden Formula 3 pole position in a dramatic Silverstone qualifying.

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position in Sprint Qualifying ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver snatching top spot on home soil by just 0.011s from Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli.

Live coverage of Friday's Sprint Qualifying session at the 2026 British Grand Prix.

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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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for Formula 1's British Grand Prix sprint, holding off his Mercedes successor Kimi Antonelli at Silverstone.
In a single-lap shoot-out on soft tyres, Antonelli set the provisionally fastest time, only for Hamilton to dip a mere 0.011s below the Italian's effort to clinch his first sprint pole since last year's Chinese Grand ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has dismissed the recent flurry of speculation linking four-time champion Max Verstappen with a switch to McLaren, insisting that such paddock rumours are standard practice within the series.
Despite holding a contract with Red Bull until the end of 2028, Verstappen has been linked with potential moves to McLaren and Mercedes. The ...Keep reading

While Audi and Ferrari introduced their first ADUO upgrades of the season in Barcelona and Spielberg respectively, Mercedes also arrived in Austria with a new power unit specification.
In Mercedes' case, however, it was not an ADUO step but a reliability upgrade following the numerous retirements earlier this season, with Kimi Antonelli's DNF in Barcelona being the most recent example for the ...Keep reading

British singer-songwriter Adele recently paid a surprise visit to the McLaren Technology Centre, getting a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the Woking outfit and putting her driving skills to the test in the team's simulator.
The multi-Grammy Award winner toured the team's headquarters, describing the futuristic building as feeling like "arriving into space". The visit was ...Keep reading

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur launched a fiery response to Toto Wolff’s surprise at Ferrari continuously bringing upgrades throughout the Formula 1 campaign - believing his Mercedes rival made claims of “cheating”.
The Scuderia has been aggressive with car updates during the first eight rounds of the 2026 season, as the second-placed team attempts to close the gap on runaway leader ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes championship leader Kimi Antonelli must defeat Mercedes team-mate George Russell at the British Grand Prix to assert his authority.
Russell arrives at his home race at Silverstone following his second grand prix victory of the season in Austria. The Briton successfully converted pole position into a race win at the Red Bull Ring, and he will ...Keep reading

Following a successful debut at last year's Miami Grand Prix, Lego is back with its latest drivers parade activation as it constructed 22 individual go-karts for drivers to use on the British Grand Prix parade lap.
The Danish construction toy giant put together 25km/h go-karts made out of 28,000 Lego blocks and other component to make them driveable, designed with input from the 11 ...Keep reading

F1.com takes a look at the various upgrades the grid's 11 teams are planning to introduce at the British Grand Prix.