F1 British Grand Prix LIVE RESULTS: Carlos Sainz takes FIRST EVER pole, Verstappen SPINS, Hamilton FIFTH – stream, TV

SAINZ TAKES HIS FIRST POLE!

The Spaniard manages to snatch pole away from Max after clocking in a time 0.072 seconds quicker on his final go.

And he did not even believe it on the radio when he engineer broke the news to him.

He said: “No way! I did not even expect that one.”

In his 150th F1 race, he finally will be sitting on the font of the grid tomorrow for the first time.

Verstappen will be kicking himself after showing a healthy lead this afternoon.

Hamilton finishes fifth with Lando Norris just behind in 6th.

Two minutes to go!

Lewis manages to better his time and puts himself just 0.027 behind Max.

Does the seven-time world champion have anything left in the tank?

Verstappen does a 360!

The Red Bull driver lost control at turn 15 on a flying flap and his whole car done a 360 in the middle of the track.

The crowd gasped but the Dutchman showed why he is leading the championship as he got it under control and just continued like nothing happened.

It wasted his lap but he managed to put another one in and top the time sheets.

Hamilton clocks in just 0.254 behind and Russell is third.

The battle for pole gets underway!

Here we go. The time of the day we have all been waiting for.

The rain has stopped but it is still very wet out there.

Verstappen looks nailed on for pole position as it stands as the Dutchman had had a healthy lead at the top all afternoon.

But can Hamilton pull something out of the bag or at least hang onto P2 to have a chance of battling Max at the first corner tomorrow?

Stay tuned!

LATIFI IS IN Q3!

You read that right.

The Canadian finds his way into Q3 and will have a chance to compete for pole.

However Gasly, Bottas, Tsunoda, Ricciardo and Ocon don’t do enough and are OUT!

Sainz does enough!

The Ferrari man was loitering in the drop zone for a huge part of Q2 but he does enough to claw himself up to 4th with a  1:41.602.

As a result Alpha Tauri driver Pierre Gasly is in the drop zone.

Verstappen is still leading the way with Hamilton in second and Leclerc third.

Five minutes to go!

The rain is still beating down on the track and drivers are really struggling to improve on their times.

However, Latifi may be getting a nose bled he is so far up on the time sheets.

He is currently tenth and is staring at the first Q3 of his career.

Here’s the bottom five:

11. Yuki Tsunoda

12. Daniel Ricciardo

13. Carlos Sainz

14. Nicholas Latifi

15. Esteban Ocon

Here we go, Q2 gets going!

The drivers are back out out there as the rain continues to pour down at Silverstone.

Here’s who didn’t make it:

16. Alex Albon (Williams)

17. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

18. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin)

19. Mick Schumacher (Haas)

20. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

Split celebrations at Williams

A huge shock down in the Williams garage as Nicholas Latifi makes it into Q2 at the expense of his teammate Alex Albon.

The former Red Bull driver was running upgrades on his car while Latifi was left with the old spec this weekend.

Albon comes onto the radio to share his frustrations at the news as it seems it did not go to plan.

However, the Canadian will be happy as he out qualifies his teammate for the first time this year and gets into Q2 by the skin of his teeth.

Heartbreak for Aston Martin and Haas

Both Aston Martin drivers Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll fail to get over the line quick enough and are dumped out.

Vettel comes onto the radio saying: “Not again, Not again!”

They’re joined by both Haas drivers Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen.

Hamilton goes second!

The Mercedes driver pulls out a stonking lap in the wet to take second in Q1.

He is nearly half a second behind Verstappen who leads the way with a lap time of 1:39:975 but nevertheless Merc will be happy with that.

Two minutes left

It’s nearly crunch time in Q1 and a few of the drivers need to get a move on if they want to make it through.

Both Aston Martin’s are in the red zone alongside Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda and Mick Schumacher.

Verstappen leads the way

The defending champion has emerged from the mist to post the quickest lap so far in Q1.

Charles Leclerc is just 0.333 seconds behind while George Russell is over a second off the pace in third.

And we’re underway!

Q1 has officially started and it is fair to say it is very WET.

The rain has arrived and fans are nearly blowing away with the wind also causing issues.

Let’s see which drivers sink or swim in these conditions.

Dark clouds are looming

A weather radar shows rain should hit the track just as qauli starts in 10 minutes.

Fans are already bracing themselves by putting on their ponchos but the drivers and teams will need to make a decision on tyres.

Strap yourselves in. It could get really interesting.

Big Quali needed

Lewis Hamilton enjoyed a fruitful practice session yesterday, as he posted the second quickest time on the grid.

But today he settled back into fifth place, something he’s becoming more familiar with this season.

Can he spring a surprise in front of his adoring fans this afternoon at qualifying?

Happy faces at Red Bull

Christian Horner and Sergio Perez looked like two happy men after FP3 at Silverstone.

Verstappen and Perez were quickest.

And team boss Horner looks like he’s set for another big weekend in what will be HIS home race.

Threat of rain

Reports are coming in that F1 qualifying at Silverstone could be threatened by rain a little later on.

Qualifying is set to get going for 3pm, but there may be delays of the heavens open up.

Verstappen topped proceedings at FP3, while rival Lewis Hamilton came 5th.

FP3 is done!

That’s a wrap for practice at Silverstone.

Hamilton was unable to follow up on his two second-placed finishes in the previous sessions as he ended up in P5 behind teammate George Russell.

Both Red Bulls lock out the first two spots but Verstappen will be confident of achieving pole later on with a huge 0.410 gap on his teammate.

Leclerc is third with fellow Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz in sixth but Lando Norris will be chuffed as he is not far too behind in his McLaren.

Quali starts at 3pm.

10 minutes to go!

The Red Bull’s seems to be letting rip as Sergio Perez takes second stop with a belting lap.

However, Verstappen has now built a gap of nearly half a second over his rivals as he shows he is still a force to be reckoned with after staying quiet in the previous practice sessions.

Here is your top five:

1. Verstappen
2. Perez (+0.410)
3. Leclerc (+0.447)
4. Russell (+0.525)
5. Hamilton (0.587)

Hollywood meets Silverstone

Red pill or Blue pill?

Matrix movie star Keanu Reeves is a guest of Aston Martin and is in their garage watching on with a pair of headphones on.

And he seems to still be in character as he is dressed in black from head to toe with an eerie look about him.

Maybe he is beginning to believe?

Hamilton goes second!

The Mercedes man betters his time and manages to get within just 0.199 of Verstappen.

If every team is really giving it their all right now, Mercedes will be purring in the pit lane.

This is the quickest they have been all season and if they can get Lewis on the front row in qualy they know he will have a chance of victory.

Aston Martin say otherwise….

Weather reports seemed to be skewed all across the pit lane as Aston Martin have just told Sebastian Vettel they are not expecting any rain for the next 30 minutes.

I guess we will just have to wait and see.

Meanwhile, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has just joined the party after going quickest with a time of 1:28:498.

Showers incoming!

Brace yourselves it could be about to get very slippery out there.

A Ferrari engineer has just come on the radio to tell the drivers they are expecting a five-minute downpour soon.

The drivers will be getting in their hot laps now because a wet track at Silverstone is a whole different type of beast.