Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-24. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England,
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-24. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12,…

2024 F1 British Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened

A recap of what happened in F1 qualifying for the British Grand Prix.

15:19
Q1 is back underway

But there's more rain on the way...

15:17
Q1 resume time

It will get back underway in two minutes - 3:19pm.

15:16
Piastri told

"A risk of rain towards the end of the session".

15:14
Perez

Replays show Perez losing control of his car into Copse corner. He's beached in the gravel so is out of qualifying.

15:11
Red flag

Perez has spun off into the gravel trap. He's likely to be out in Q1 here.

15:08
Mercedes 1-2

Hamilton is on top now with a 1m37.134s, a tenth ahead of Russell.

15:08
In the drop-zone

Gasly, Sargeant, Ricciardo, Magnussen and Hulkenberg.

15:08
Slick tyres

Bottas and Leclerc head out on the softs.

15:04
Verstappen tops the order

A 1m37.518s for Verstappen puts him 0.2s ahead of Hamilton. Russell completes the top three.

15:01
Bottas radio

"There's a small dry line forming already."

15:00
Q1 is underway

Here we go then... a damp track at Silverstone.

14:47
Ricciardo reprimanded

Ricciardo has been handed a reprimand from the F1 stewards after weaving in the pit lane in FP3.

14:21
The story so far
  • It's wet at Silverstone with the start of qualifying expected to be on intermediates 
  • Mercedes led a 1-2 in a wet FP3 session
  • Norris was once again in the mix at the front as he looks to take his first pole and win on home soil
14:17
We're back

With just over 40 minutes until the start of Q1, we're building up to qualifying.

12:36
A break now

We'll be back closer to 2pm as we build up to qualifying at Silverstone.

12:32
FP3 results

The full order from final practice at Silverstone 

Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A524. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England,
Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A524. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…
12:31
Chequered flag

Not a lot happened in the final 10 minutes.

Russell on top ahead of Hamilton, Norris, Sainz and Verstappen.

12:21
Into the final 10 minutes

Russell remains on top ahead of Hamilton, Norris, Sainz, Verstappen, Leclerc, Piastri, Perez, Hulkenberg and Albon.

12:17
Hamilton is told

"With this level of rain, expect to see standing water increase again." 

12:11
Raining again

A lot of the grid has returned to the pit lane.

12:04
Hamilton gets within a tenth of Russell

Impressive pace from the two Mercedes drivers on the intermediates. 

12:02
Russell makes it a Mercedes 1-2

Russell sets 1m37.529s now to go 0.5s clear of Hamilton.

12:00
Mercedes continue to show great pace

Hamilton takes to the top again, this time 0.389s ahead of Leclerc.

11:59
30 minutes on the clock

Leclerc, Hamilton, Verstappen, Norris, Perez, Sainz, Piastri, Russell, Hulkenberg and Ocon.

11:56
The times continue to drop

A 1m38.690s now for Leclerc, less than a tenth ahead of Verstappen.

That's soon beaten by Hamilton - a 1m38.511s for the seven-time world champion. 

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