British Grand Prix LIVE: F1 race build-up and starting grid
The McLaren driver trails his teammate Oscar Piastri by 15 points and will start the race in third behind his F1 title rival and polesitter Max Verstappen.
Fellow home favourites George Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton line-up fourth and fifth on the grid, with very little separating McLaren, Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari this weekend.
The fourth Brit on the grid Ollie Bearman did brilliantly in qualifying but will start 18th after being penalised for a pit-lane crash in Saturday practice.
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