Lewis Hamilton has made a storming start to the British Grand Prix weekend by claiming pole position for Saturday's Sprint at Silverstone.

On a weekend he will go in search of a landmark 10th victory at his home race in Sunday's main Grand Prix, Hamilton made the perfect start on Friday by topping practice and then all three segments of Sprint Qualifying to pip Mercedes' title-leading Kimi Antonelli to pole by 0.011s.

It marks the seven-time world champion's first pole position in either of Formula 1's qualifying formats since last season's Sprint in China, which he won, and maintains 41-year-old's growing momentum in his second year at Ferrari three weeks after winning in Barcelona.

Hamilton had strongly played down Ferrari's prospects this weekend in interviews on Thursday owing to Ferrari's supposed straight-line speed deficit to Mercedes.

But on a high-speed circuit where power is king, the Ferrari SF-26 looked competitive from the outset, with Hamilton producing another masterclass around Silverstone to outqualify team-mate Charles Leclerc, who will start fourth.

A jubilant Hamilton, whose pole was cheered by the large Friday crowd, said afterwards that Ferrari's form relative to Mercedes so far had come as an "amazing surprise".

Sky Sports F1's Martin Brundle said: "Lewis made the difference. That was a classic Lewis Hamilton Silverstone lap."

Max Verstappen took third in the improved Red Bull with Leclerc fourth but George Russell struggled to keep in touch with the leading pace throughout was just fifth, five days on from his victory in Austria.

Lando Norris, who carried car damage through the first two segments before repairs ahead of SQ3, pipped team-mate Oscar Piastri to sixth but McLaren were four tenths off the pace and never a factor for pole.

More to follow...

Saturday July 4
9.30am: F3 Sprint*
11am: British GP Sprint build-up*
12pm: BRITISH GP SPRINT*
1.40pm: F2 Sprint*
2.50pm: British GP Qualifying build-up*
4pm: BRITISH GP QUALIFYING*
6pm: F1 Academy Race 1
6.45pm: Ted's Qualifying Notebook

Sunday July 5
8.20am: F3 Feature Race*
9.55am: F1 Academy Race 2*
11.10am: F2 Feature Race*
12.55pm: Grand Prix Sunday: British GP build-up*
3pm: THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX*
5pm: Chequered Flag: British GP reaction
6pm: Ted's Notebook

*also on Sky Sports Main Event

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