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Max Verstappen Starts on Pole for Formula 1’s British Grand Prix, with Title Rivals Behind

  • Max Verstappen of Red Bull has secured pole position for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone after a strong qualifying session.
  • Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris from McLaren are racing behind Verstappen, having made mistakes during qualifying.
  • The top six cars in qualifying were separated by just 0.229 seconds, indicating a close competition.
  • Piastri leads the driver standings with a 15-point advantage over Norris, while Verstappen trails with a significant gap of 61 points.
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Max Verstappen caused a big surprise yesterday by taking pole position for the British Grand Prix. On a soaking wet circuit, the McLaren drivers made it very difficult for him in the race, follow it closely here!

·Amersfoort, Netherlands
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With his dream round at the Formula 1 qualifying in Silverstone, Max Verstappen once again caused amazement. "It's not quite normal. It's almost surreal what he does there, Ralf Schumacher rumbles from the Red Bull star. Even the competition pulls the hat. "It's just that, Max Verstappen is by far the best driver here. Since the mouse does not bite off any thread, ex-racing driver and Sky expert Ralf Schumacher underlines. "He can do it again an…

·Vienna, Austria
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The current quadruple world champion, Dutchman Max Verstappen, achieved pole position in Britain's Formula 1 race after being the fastest in yesterday's qualifying session, ahead of the McLaren led by Australian Oscar Piastri and British Lando Norris, second and third, respectively.

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Max Verstappen starts on pole for Formula 1's British Grand Prix, with title rivals behind

Max Verstappen has pole position for the British Grand Prix but the reigning Formula 1 champion will have title rivals Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris close behind in Sunday’s race.

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While he will be in pole position at the start of the Great Britain Grand Prix at Silverstone this Sunday, July 6, the quadruple world champion is at the heart of all the rumors that have been shaking the paddock for a week.

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Autosport broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
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