Piastri just pipped for British GP pole by Verstappen
McLaren's Piastri trailed by 0.103 of a second to finish just ahead of teammate Lando Norris, who led a trio of Britons which also included Mercedes' George Russell in fourth and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in fifth.
Piastri predicted Sunday's race at the home of British motor racing would be a tight affair between his title rivals and reigning world champion Verstappen.
"It's been very evenly matched with us," said the Australian.
"Max [Verstappen], the Ferraris, I saw even George [Russell] got up there at the end, so I think it's going to be a pretty evenly paced race tomorrow and all of us have got slightly different strengths.
"The Red Bulls are quick in a straight line, we're slightly quicker in the high speeds, so it's going to be a fun one."
Verstappen was only fourth after the opening runs in Q3 at a gusty and overcast Silverstone, and complained his Red Bull was difficult to drive.
However, when it mattered most the four-time world champion came from nowhere to take top spot - his first pole since Miami at the beginning of May.
"Simply lovely," he said over the radio and then added: "That final lap was good enough. This is a proper track in qualifying where you have to go flat out.
"It is a big boost for the team as well and excited to go racing tomorrow. We are going to go racing, we will do the best we can."
Piastri lost time with a slight slide in the last corner on his final run, while Norris clipped a curb on an otherwise strong lap.
Piastri heads into Sunday's race with a 15-point lead over Norris, while Verstappen is third, 61 points off the lead.
Norris starts his home race 15 points behind Piastri in the world championship standings, and he will have to force himself ahead of his teammate to prevent the Melburnian from extending his title advantage.
"I'm not going to be unhappy with third, although I'd love to have been on top here at Silverstone," said Norris.
"It is going to be fun tomorrow, a good battle between all of us, and I am looking forward to it."
Q1 was red flagged after Franco Colapinto of Alpine spun off and then stopped back on the track.
Antonelli and Haas driver Oliver Bearman came seventh and eighth, respectively, but will start further back due to grid penalties.
Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the British Grand Prix ahead of Australia's F1 Championship leader Oscar Piastri with the very last lap of qualifying for Sunday's clash at Silverstone.
McLaren's Piastri trailed by 0.103 of a second to finish just ahead of teammate Lando Norris, who led a trio of Britons which also included Mercedes' George Russell in fourth and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in fifth.
Piastri predicted Sunday's race at the home of British motor racing would be a tight affair between his title rivals and reigning world champion Verstappen.
"It's been very evenly matched with us," said the Australian.
"Max [Verstappen], the Ferraris, I saw even George [Russell] got up there at the end, so I think it's going to be a pretty evenly paced race tomorrow and all of us have got slightly different strengths.
"The Red Bulls are quick in a straight line, we're slightly quicker in the high speeds, so it's going to be a fun one."
Verstappen was only fourth after the opening runs in Q3 at a gusty and overcast Silverstone, and complained his Red Bull was difficult to drive.
However, when it mattered most the four-time world champion came from nowhere to take top spot - his first pole since Miami at the beginning of May.
"Simply lovely," he said over the radio and then added: "That final lap was good enough. This is a proper track in qualifying where you have to go flat out.
"It is a big boost for the team as well and excited to go racing tomorrow. We are going to go racing, we will do the best we can."
Piastri lost time with a slight slide in the last corner on his final run, while Norris clipped a curb on an otherwise strong lap.
Piastri heads into Sunday's race with a 15-point lead over Norris, while Verstappen is third, 61 points off the lead.
Norris starts his home race 15 points behind Piastri in the world championship standings, and he will have to force himself ahead of his teammate to prevent the Melburnian from extending his title advantage.
"I'm not going to be unhappy with third, although I'd love to have been on top here at Silverstone," said Norris.
"It is going to be fun tomorrow, a good battle between all of us, and I am looking forward to it."
Q1 was red flagged after Franco Colapinto of Alpine spun off and then stopped back on the track.
Antonelli and Haas driver Oliver Bearman came seventh and eighth, respectively, but will start further back due to grid penalties.
Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the British Grand Prix ahead of Australia's F1 Championship leader Oscar Piastri with the very last lap of qualifying for Sunday's clash at Silverstone.
McLaren's Piastri trailed by 0.103 of a second to finish just ahead of teammate Lando Norris, who led a trio of Britons which also included Mercedes' George Russell in fourth and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in fifth.
Piastri predicted Sunday's race at the home of British motor racing would be a tight affair between his title rivals and reigning world champion Verstappen.
"It's been very evenly matched with us," said the Australian.
"Max [Verstappen], the Ferraris, I saw even George [Russell] got up there at the end, so I think it's going to be a pretty evenly paced race tomorrow and all of us have got slightly different strengths.
"The Red Bulls are quick in a straight line, we're slightly quicker in the high speeds, so it's going to be a fun one."
Verstappen was only fourth after the opening runs in Q3 at a gusty and overcast Silverstone, and complained his Red Bull was difficult to drive.
However, when it mattered most the four-time world champion came from nowhere to take top spot - his first pole since Miami at the beginning of May.
"Simply lovely," he said over the radio and then added: "That final lap was good enough. This is a proper track in qualifying where you have to go flat out.
"It is a big boost for the team as well and excited to go racing tomorrow. We are going to go racing, we will do the best we can."
Piastri lost time with a slight slide in the last corner on his final run, while Norris clipped a curb on an otherwise strong lap.
Piastri heads into Sunday's race with a 15-point lead over Norris, while Verstappen is third, 61 points off the lead.
Norris starts his home race 15 points behind Piastri in the world championship standings, and he will have to force himself ahead of his teammate to prevent the Melburnian from extending his title advantage.
"I'm not going to be unhappy with third, although I'd love to have been on top here at Silverstone," said Norris.
"It is going to be fun tomorrow, a good battle between all of us, and I am looking forward to it."
Q1 was red flagged after Franco Colapinto of Alpine spun off and then stopped back on the track.
Antonelli and Haas driver Oliver Bearman came seventh and eighth, respectively, but will start further back due to grid penalties.
Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the British Grand Prix ahead of Australia's F1 Championship leader Oscar Piastri with the very last lap of qualifying for Sunday's clash at Silverstone.
McLaren's Piastri trailed by 0.103 of a second to finish just ahead of teammate Lando Norris, who led a trio of Britons which also included Mercedes' George Russell in fourth and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in fifth.
Piastri predicted Sunday's race at the home of British motor racing would be a tight affair between his title rivals and reigning world champion Verstappen.
"It's been very evenly matched with us," said the Australian.
"Max [Verstappen], the Ferraris, I saw even George [Russell] got up there at the end, so I think it's going to be a pretty evenly paced race tomorrow and all of us have got slightly different strengths.
"The Red Bulls are quick in a straight line, we're slightly quicker in the high speeds, so it's going to be a fun one."
Verstappen was only fourth after the opening runs in Q3 at a gusty and overcast Silverstone, and complained his Red Bull was difficult to drive.
However, when it mattered most the four-time world champion came from nowhere to take top spot - his first pole since Miami at the beginning of May.
"Simply lovely," he said over the radio and then added: "That final lap was good enough. This is a proper track in qualifying where you have to go flat out.
"It is a big boost for the team as well and excited to go racing tomorrow. We are going to go racing, we will do the best we can."
Piastri lost time with a slight slide in the last corner on his final run, while Norris clipped a curb on an otherwise strong lap.
Piastri heads into Sunday's race with a 15-point lead over Norris, while Verstappen is third, 61 points off the lead.
Norris starts his home race 15 points behind Piastri in the world championship standings, and he will have to force himself ahead of his teammate to prevent the Melburnian from extending his title advantage.
"I'm not going to be unhappy with third, although I'd love to have been on top here at Silverstone," said Norris.
"It is going to be fun tomorrow, a good battle between all of us, and I am looking forward to it."
Q1 was red flagged after Franco Colapinto of Alpine spun off and then stopped back on the track.
Antonelli and Haas driver Oliver Bearman came seventh and eighth, respectively, but will start further back due to grid penalties.
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