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Antonelli misses out on pole position in Sprint Qualifying for the 2026 F1 British GP, while Mercedes teammate Russell ends the session in P5.
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Mercedes F1 drivers Antonelli and Russell reflect on mixed fortunes in Sprint Qualifying at 2026 British GP

Rebecca Malitz05 mins

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli narrowly misses out on pole position in Sprint Qualifying for the 2026 F1 British GP, while Mercedes teammate and Championship runner-up George Russell ends the session in P5. Heading into the weekend as presumed favorites, it came as a bit of a surprise when Ferrari, with Lewis Hamilton, claimed the top…

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Hamilton takes pole at the 2026 F1 British GP Sprint Qualifying
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F1 | 2026 British GP | Sprint Qualifying | Hamilton pips Antonelli to pole at Silverstone

Chloe Meehan04 mins

Sprint qualifying got underway at the 2026 F1 British GP. Lewis Hamilton topped the times in FP1 and will be looking to convert that into a sprint pole. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli was close behind. The sun was shining on Silverstone as all 22 drivers prepared for the first competitive session of the weekend SQ1:…

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Hamilton celebrates securing Sprint pole position for the 2026 F1 British GP Sprint at Silverstone after a dramatic SQ3 session in front of a home crowd.
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2026 F1 British GP | Sprint Qualifying results

Luke Jones02 mins

Sprint Qualifying for the 2026 F1 British GP has been completed; view the full results from Silverstone below. Following the weekend’s only practice session, the field headed into Sprint Qualifying with limited preparation time. Lewis Hamilton topped FP1 for Ferrari ahead of championship leader Kimi Antonelli and teammate Charles Leclerc, while Oscar Piastri suffered a…

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Ferrari at the 2026 British GP FP1
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F1 | 2026 British GP | FP1 | Hamilton quickest as Antonelli and Leclerc follow

Valeria Penachi03 mins

FP1 at the 2026 F1 British GP got underway at a sun-drenched Silverstone on Friday morning, with the packed grandstands already creating an electric atmosphere ahead of Round 9 of the season. With Sprint Qualifying to follow in the afternoon, this 45-minute session was the only opportunity for every team to calibrate their car before…

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Mercedes driver George Russell assesses rivals' competitiveness and admits he expects a close fight at the 2026 F1 British GP
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Russell expects a close fight at the front despite Mercedes momentum ahead of 2026 F1 British GP

Magdalena Put03 mins

Mercedes driver George Russell expects a multi-team battle for top positions at the 2026 British GP despite his latest F1 win.  Fresh off a breakthrough win in Austria, Russell heads into his home Grand Prix in Silverstone buoyed by Mercedes’ consistency, but expects Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren to remain in contention at the front. …

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12 F1 drivers, including World Champions, race winners and podium finishers on how bad the 2026 British GP will be because of the engine regs.
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12 F1 drivers speak up on how bad 2026 engine regs will be at British GP

James O'Connor09 mins

12 F1 drivers, including World Champions, race winners and podium finishers, have raised the alarm about how bad the 2026 British GP will be thanks to the engine regs this year. Earlier in the year, Suzuka proved to be a terrible weekend for the sport as superclipping completely ruined the qualifying session, despite the best…

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Pit Debrief goes inside Aston Martin’s AMRTC as Adrian Newey says better days are ahead for the Silverstone-based F1 team.
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Exclusive: Inside Aston Martin’s AMRTC as Adrian Newey says better days are ahead for the Silverstone-based F1 team

David Coath06 mins

Pit Debrief returned to Aston Martin’s Racing Technology Campus for a second consecutive year, gaining exclusive access to the team’s Open House event, a private factory tour, Mission Control and Adrian Newey’s latest thoughts ahead of F1’s British Grand Prix. As F1 arrived at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix, Aston Martin Aramco once again…

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Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Max Verstappen, F1, McLaren
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Norris, Piastri and Verstappen react to McLaren F1 rumours about the Dutchman

Darshan Chokhani06 mins

Speaking on British GP media day, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are not too worried with rumours about Max Verstappen talking with McLaren F1 Team, as the Dutchman says he is happy to see upward Red Bull. After host of rumours about Verstappen supposedly joining Mercedes in the last few seasons, the latest round of…

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