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Live coverage of Friday's Sprint Qualifying session at the 2026 British Grand Prix.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton pips Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to a stunning pole position for the sprint race at the British Grand Prix.

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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for Formula 1's British Grand Prix sprint, holding off his Mercedes successor Kimi Antonelli at Silverstone.
In a single-lap shoot-out on soft tyres, Antonelli set the provisionally fastest time, only for Hamilton to dip a mere 0.011s below the Italian's effort to clinch his first sprint pole since last year's Chinese Grand ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has dismissed the recent flurry of speculation linking four-time champion Max Verstappen with a switch to McLaren, insisting that such paddock rumours are standard practice within the series.
Despite holding a contract with Red Bull until the end of 2028, Verstappen has been linked with potential moves to McLaren and Mercedes. The ...Keep reading

While Audi and Ferrari introduced their first ADUO upgrades of the season in Barcelona and Spielberg respectively, Mercedes also arrived in Austria with a new power unit specification.
In Mercedes' case, however, it was not an ADUO step but a reliability upgrade following the numerous retirements earlier this season, with Kimi Antonelli's DNF in Barcelona being the most recent example for the ...Keep reading

British singer-songwriter Adele recently paid a surprise visit to the McLaren Technology Centre, getting a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the Woking outfit and putting her driving skills to the test in the team's simulator.
The multi-Grammy Award winner toured the team's headquarters, describing the futuristic building as feeling like "arriving into space". The visit was ...Keep reading

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur launched a fiery response to Toto Wolff’s surprise at Ferrari continuously bringing upgrades throughout the Formula 1 campaign - believing his Mercedes rival made claims of “cheating”.
The Scuderia has been aggressive with car updates during the first eight rounds of the 2026 season, as the second-placed team attempts to close the gap on runaway leader ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes championship leader Kimi Antonelli must defeat Mercedes team-mate George Russell at the British Grand Prix to assert his authority.
Russell arrives at his home race at Silverstone following his second grand prix victory of the season in Austria. The Briton successfully converted pole position into a race win at the Red Bull Ring, and he will ...Keep reading

Following a successful debut at last year's Miami Grand Prix, Lego is back with its latest drivers parade activation as it constructed 22 individual go-karts for drivers to use on the British Grand Prix parade lap.
The Danish construction toy giant put together 25km/h go-karts made out of 28,000 Lego blocks and other component to make them driveable, designed with input from the 11 ...Keep reading

F1.com takes a look at the various upgrades the grid's 11 teams are planning to introduce at the British Grand Prix.

The drivers and teams have got creative for the British Grand Prix – check out this year’s special designs.

Lewis Hamilton set the pace in FP1 for the British Grand Prix, edging out standings leader Kimi Antonelli.

Ella Lloyd and Alisha Palmowski are both looking forward to the prospect of racing in front of a home crowd in F1 ACADEMY.

Live coverage of Friday's first practice session for the 2026 British Grand Prix.

Rumours that Max Verstappen is in talks with McLaren about a potential move have gained traction since last weekend's Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix, despite a belated move by CEO Zak Brown to shut down the possibility.
Naturally, both the current McLaren drivers faced questioning on this topic ahead of the British GP at Silverstone, and the divergence in their line of thought was intriguing ...Keep reading

Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) announced that Marcus Armstrong has signed a multi-year contract extension that will keep him with the organization. As part of the agreement, Armstrong will transition to the team's #60 Honda for the start of the 2027 IndyCar season.
Since joining Meyer Shank Racing in 2025, Armstrong has continued to inch closer to the sharp end of the field. In his first season with ...Keep reading

Following the success of the first Lego Formula 1 drivers' parade in Miami last year, the concept returns at Silverstone this weekend.
This time, every driver has their own Lego minicar, built from no fewer than 28,000 bricks, allowing all 22 drivers to take part.
The minicars are limited to a top speed of 25km/h, although that did not stop the drivers from repeatedly crashing into one ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton made a brilliant start to his British Grand Prix weekend as the seven-time Formula 1 world champion went fastest in practice.
The Ferrari driver set a 1m29.260s on the soft tyre, 0.213s quicker than his Mercedes successor and championship leader Kimi Antonelli - who had led much of the running.
There was action from the start as it was the only practice session of this sprint ...Keep reading

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton leads the way in practice at the British Grand Prix before sprint qualifying later on Friday.