Antonelli claims pole position for British Grand Prix ahead of Leclerc and Hamilton

[p]His closest title rival [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/russell-george/xxF56RaN/"]Russell[/a] qualified ‌only fourth at a windy Silverstone, behind Ferrari's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leclerc-charles/KlCOSRub/"]Charles Leclerc[/a] ‌and seven-times world champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hamilton-lewis/tI5Vpe1h/"]Lewis Hamilton[/a].[/p][p]Leclerc was 0.175 of ‌a second slower than the 19-year-old, whose fifth pole of the season extended Mercedes's record of securing the top slot ‌at all nine grands prix so ⁠far in the campaign.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hadjar-isack/8SAk38Ui/"]Isack Hadjar[/a] qualified fifth for Red Bull, ahead ‌of McLaren's reigning world champion and last year's winner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/norris-lando/WSVABbVF/"]Lando Norris[/a].[/p][p]Red Bull's four-times world champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/verstappen-max/UV3mgeXB/"]Max Verstappen[/a] will line up seventh, with McLaren's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/piastri-oscar/MqKAIeUf/"]Oscar Piastri[/a] eighth and the Racing Bulls pair of rookie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindblad-arvid/bgk1rl5a/"]Arvid ⁠Lindblad[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lawson-liam/nap8RjeO/"]Liam ⁠Lawson[/a] completing the top ‌10 places.[/p][embed guid="b02a89c1-1c10-4cf7-8a4e-7708e18f4eae" url="https://x.com/F1/status/2073445813104034105" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"It ‌was a very tidy lap, a lap where I put ​everything together," [/b]said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/antonelli-andrea-kimi/ptGu0mT1/"]Antonelli[/a], of his best time of one minute 28.111 seconds set after going ​out first for the final run.[/p][p][b]"It was very tricky with the wind because it was very gusty and ⁠unpredictable."[/b][/p][p]Antonelli earlier won ​the sprint ahead of Hamilton, to go 43 points clear of Briton Russell in the standings.[/p][p]Winner of five races in a row until Hamilton ended the streak in ‌Spain last month, Antonelli has taken the sport by storm and appears to have the measure of Russell at his home race.[/p][p][b]"It's not going to be easy because I have two Ferraris behind me and, for sure, they will work together," [/b]he said of the challenge he faces on Sunday. [b]"Their pace is good but ours was strong in the Sprint. Hopefully we ‌can keep that for tomorrow and do a good ​race."[/b][/p]