Hamilton dominated Sprint Qualifying at Silvestone

SQ1

The Cadillacs were the first ones to set fast times followed by Haas and Mercedes. With 4 minutes remaining of this part all drivers except for the Aston Martins had their times set. Mercedes struggled, their first fast times put them on the fifth and the ninth, so they made a quick pitstop and got back on the track for a second attempt. Russell eventually improved and lined up fifth ahead of sixth Antonelli.

As this part was coming to an end, Oliver Bearman improved and lined up 15^th, his teammate Esteban Ocon, on the other hand, couldn’t improve. When Alexander Albon did his last attempt he managed to qualify for the SQ2, leaving both Haases behind.

Eliminated in SQ1: Oliver Bearman, Esteban Ocon, Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas, Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll

SQ2

Both Alpine and Racing Bulls were waiting with their SQ2 appearance meanwhile Hamilton, Antonelli, Leclerc, Piastri and Verstappen lined up in front. With three minutes remaining Racing Bulls started their fast laps which put them on the fourth and eighth. Both Alpine couldn’t improve and finished Sprint Qualifying 11^th and 14^th.

Russell was hanging on the tenth before his last attempt, but he eventually improved to the seventh. His teammate lined up second behind Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar was doing well, he was faster than his teammate Max Verstappen in both parts.

Eliminated in SQ2:  Pierre Gasly, Gabriel Bortoleto, Nico Hulkenberg, Franco Colapinto, Carlos Sainz, Alexander Albon

SQ3

In the last part of Sprint Qualifying all drivers were waiting for their attempts as they wanted to drive only one fast lap. With three minutes remaining all drivers got on the track, Russell was the last one.

Piastri was the first one to set a fast lap, but his teammate Lando Norris was faster. As others did their final attempts, Lewis Hamilton was the fastest with Antonelli, Verstappen and Leclerc behind.