Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 11, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship,…

How qualifying for the 2023 F1 British Grand Prix unfolded

08 Jul 2023
14:47
Rain in the air

Circuit atmosphere - fans in the rain. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 11, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England,
Circuit atmosphere - fans in the rain. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 11…

12:35
FP3 results

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Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 11, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England,
Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 11,…

12:30
Chequered flag

Leclerc fastest ahead of Albon, Alonso, Gasly and Hamilton.

12:25
Five minutes to go

Ferraris, Mercedes drivers are out on intermediates. 

12:17
No cars out on track

Leclerc, Albon, Alonso, Gasly, Hamilton, Sainz, Sargeant, Verstappen, Russell and Tsunoda.

12:16
12:12
20 minutes on the clock

Norris reports: "A little bit of rain here".

12:11
Norris

Norris out on the slicks. 

12:08
Inters the choice of tyre

Number of drivers out there on the intermediates but the track is drying.

12:05
12:03
Norris

He's the only driver out on track currently, running on the inters.

12:00
30 minutes on the clock

Leclerc, Albon, Alonso, Gasly, Hamilton, Sainz, Sargeant, Verstappen, Russell and Tsunoda.

11:58
Inters conditions

Looks quite wet now so expect no improvements.

11:56
Low grip conditions

More rain now. 

11:55
Albon goes second

He continues Williams' strong form, slotting into a tenth behind Leclerc.

11:54
FIA

Wet track the FIA have declared.

11:49
20 minutes gone

Leclerc, Hamilton, Sainz, Verstappen, Norris, Russell, Stroll, Perez, Alonso and Tsunoda.

11:47
Big improvement from Leclerc

It's a 1m27.419s for Leclerc now, 0.5s ahead of Hamilton.

11:47
Hamilton takes to the top

A 1m27.948s for the seven-time world champion.

11:46
Hamilton flying

He's set the fastest first sector.

11:43
Leclerc makes it a Ferrari 1-2

A tenth between the pair.

11:41
Big lap from Sainz

A 1m27.964s to go 0.3s quicker than Verstappen at the top of the timesheets.

11:39
Hamilton goes second

A better start to practice for Mercedes as Hamilton and Russell slot into second and fourth.

11:37
Current order

Verstappen, Leclerc, Sainz, Perez, Norris, Sargeant, Ocon, Gasly, Tsunoda and de Vries.

11:35
Norris

FIA confirm stewards are investigating the pit lane incident involving Norris. 

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