Lewis Hamilton insists his Ferrari team are “making progress” despite missing out on pole position at the British Grand Prix. Hamilton, who was in the running for pole in his first Silverstone weekend as a Ferrari driver, made an error in the final corner of his final lap in qualifying and ultimately finished fifth-fastest.

Lewis Hamilton seemed well on his way to contest pole with Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri, however, at Vale corner the Briton lost the time he required to take the fight to the championship contenders ultimately finishing in P5.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen took pole position for the British Grand Prix on Saturday with McLaren's Formula One leader Oscar Piastri alongside on the front row. McLaren's Lando Norris qualified third with Mercedes' George Russell fourth and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton fifth.

Max Verstappen bagged pole position at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix ahead of Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Oscar piastri placed his McLaren above Max Verstappen's Red Bull,