Carlos Sainz edged out Max Verstappen to claim the first pole position of his Formula 1 career for today’s British Grand Prix. In the rain at Silverstone on Saturday, Ferrari’s Sainz excelled to avoid world champion Verstappen by just 0.072s with Charles Leclerc third in the other red car. Sergio Perez qualified fourth, with Lewis Hamilton second in fifth – one place ahead of compatriot Lando Norris who took sixth for McLaren. Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate George Russell finished eighth. “Thanks to everyone for staying out there in this rain,” Sainz said. “The Spanish struggle with the rain, but you are used to it. I did one lap, I didn’t think it was anything special, but it was pole position and that was a bit of a surprise. The pace has been there all weekend but if I go by my practice pace we should be in a good position to hold onto first. Follow all the build-up ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone:

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GDROS 6/52: Hamilton overtook Norris!

Mercedes simply have superior pace and, with DRS, Hamilton overtakes his compatriot on the Wellington straight… Meanwhile, no further investigation is required into the incident between Leclerc and Perez. Kieran Jackson3 July 2022 16:07 1656860725

LAP 6/52: Sainz, Verstappen, Leclerc

Behind the front three, Perez has pitted after losing something from his car on the first lap – looks like a new front wing. Meanwhile, Hamilton is all over Norris’ back… with DRS on. Kieran Jackson3 July 2022 16:05 1656860626

LAP 4/52: Sainz, Verstappen, Leclerc

Leclerc’s clash with Peres is under investigation… Kieran Jackson3 July 2022 16:03 1656860592

LAP 3/52: Leclerc Crash!

No serious crash, but Leclerc makes contact with Perez on the loop… The series is as it was – but Lando Norris overtook Lewis Hamilton to fifth! Kieran Jackson3 July 2022 16:03 1656860407

The reboot is about to take place…

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The cars are now out for their lap behind the safety car

It will be a permanent principle. The safety car will enter the pit lane. Kieran Jackson3 July 2022 15:58 1656860277

NEW IMAGE OF SCRAS TO ZOU:

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RESTART UPDATE

“Not all cars passed the safety car two lanes when the red flag was thrown, so the order has to go back to the beginning.” Kieran Jackson3 July 2022 15:55 1656860081

RESTART UPDATE:

1 minute and 30 seconds until restart. Reminder: the grid will be the same as the start of the first race – not the order at the red flag. Kieran Jackson3 July 2022 15:54 1656860006

George Russell, speaking to Sky Sports:

“I’m glad to hear Zhou is doing well, a horrible incident. There was no handle on the hardest compound, I was flooded by many cars, I touched and touched Zhou and that was it. “I got out of the car to see if Zhou was okay… obviously once you get help [his car was put on the back of a truck], you cannot reboot. It’s very disappointing as the car had just had a puncture and we had the pace to get back to sixth. “We are trying [to appeal]. It’s one of those unique occasions…” Kieran Jackson3 July 2022 15:53