WATCH: See how Verstappen beat Piastri to pole at Silverstone with our ‘Ghost Car’ feature
Max Verstappen claimed an impressive pole position in Qualifying for the British Grand Prix, beating Oscar Piastri by 0.103s.
Max Verstappen put together a masterful performance in Qualifying at the British Grand Prix to beat McLaren’s Oscar Piastri to pole position.
While Piastri had initially grabbed provisional pole during the opening runs of Q3, Verstappen outpaced the Australian during the decisive final runs by pumping in a lap of 1m 24.892s.
This put him 0.103s ahead of Piastri, giving the Red Bull driver his 44th pole position as he guns for win number 66 on Sunday at Silverstone.
To see where Verstappen made the difference in his lap, hit go on the video player above to check out our latest ‘Ghost Car’ feature.
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