Antonelli beats Leclerc & Hamilton to Silverstone pole

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Kimi Antonelli won the British Grand Prix sprint race earlier on Saturday By Andrew Benson F1 Correspondent at Silverstone Published 6 minutes ago Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the British Grand Prix with another impressive performance to beat the Ferraris and team-mate George Russell. The Italian, who won the sprint race at Silverstone earlier on Saturday, beat Ferrari's Charles Leclerc by 0.175 seconds. Lewis Hamilton was third in the second Ferrari, ahead of George Russell, who was 0.370secs slower than his 19-year-old team-mate. Isack Hadjar took fifth, beating team-Max Verstappen for only the second time all year when both finished qualifying, the Dutchman split from the Frenchman by McLaren's Lando Norris. McLaren's Oscar Piastri led the Racing Bulls of British rookie Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson to complete the top 10. More to follow Related topics Formula 1 Antonelli passes Hamilton to win Silverstone sprint Published 4 hours ago More on this story Norris 'happy I have the pain of this year for the glory of last' Published 2 days ago British GP Preview: Lando Norris Special