F1 British GP live: Race start time and updates as Brits try to hunt down Max Verstappen at Silverstone

F1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX - LATEST UPDATES

• The British Grand Prix at Silverstone starts at 3pm (BST) this afternoon
• Max Verstappen on pole position; Oscar Piastri 2nd; Lando Norris 3rd
• Click HERE for the starting grid
• Piastri leads Norris by 15 points in the Drivers' World Champioinship
• PREVIEW: Lewis Hamilton returns to Silverstone in last chance saloon for first Ferrari year

Verstappen reflects on pole: "It was good enough"

In response to his pole lap at Silverstone that left commentators slack-jawed, Max Verstappen simply said it was “good enough.”

The four-time champion said it was “tricky out there” with the wind but that he was “happy of course. It’s a big boost for our team.”

When asked if he was in a position to take on McLaren and keep them behind, he responded realistically: “Difficult to say.”

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F1 weather forecast: Rain in the air for British Grand Prix

It’s July, we’ve had a heatwave, so temperatures will be high and conditions will be dry for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, right? Right...?

Prepare for what today might bring by reading up on the weather report:

Lewis Hamilton returns to Silverstone in last chance saloon for first Ferrari year

If you’d told Lewis Hamilton four months ago, amid the hoopla of Formula One’s biggest-ever driver move, that he would be “hoping and praying” for a strong result at his beloved Silverstone, he’d likely have laughed you out of the room. Either that or he’d have rolled his eyes. Take your pick.

After all, this was the seven-time F1 world champion moving to the fabled Ferrari. A driver in need of rejuvenation after three years of frustration at Mercedes was joining a team seemingly on the up, having come within a whisker of last year’s constructors’ title. Everything seemed perfectly aligned. With the whole world watching, what could possibly go wrong?

Well, come race 12 and the halfway stage of the 2025 season, the answer is unavoidable: pretty much everything.

F1 standings ahead of British Grand Prix

1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 216 points

2. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 201 points

3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 155 points

4. George Russell (Mercedes) – 146 points

5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 119 points

6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 91 points

7. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 63 points

8. Alex Albon (Williams) – 42 points

9. Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 23 points

10. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) - 22 points

11. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 21 points

12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 14 points

13. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 14 points

14. Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 13 points

15. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – 12 points

16. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 11 points

17. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) – 10 points

18. Ollie Bearman (Haas) – 6 points

19. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) – 4 points

20. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – 0 points

21. Jack Doohan (Alpine) – 0 points

F1 grid: Starting positions for British Grand Prix

Max Verstappen silenced the British fans by seeing off McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to put his Red Bull on pole position at Silverstone.

Verstappen did not look to be in the hunt for first place, but he pulled a brilliant lap out of the bag to beat Piastri by 0.103 seconds with Norris third, 0.118 seconds adrift.

George Russell took fourth for Mercedes, one place ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who had dared to dream of a first pole position for Ferrari, but ended up two tenths off the pace. Charles Leclerc qualified sixth in the other Ferrari.

Here’s the full list of grid positions:

British Grand Prix Start Time: 3 p.m. BST

The British Grand Prix will start on Sunday, 6 July at 3 p.m. BST.

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