Lewis Hamilton can only manage fourth on his final run but Max Verstappen beats the lot! The Dutchman clocks a 1:24.892 to take pole position for the British Grand Prix.

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Lando Norris can't jump above team-mate Oscar Piastri and goes P2. Here comes the Australian - he twitches at the end of the lap and can't improve, but he keeps that provisional pole, for now...

... here comes Max Verstappen...

The time to beat is a 1:24.995 set by Oscar Piastri.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton has come closest with a 1:25.130. Can he claim an eighth Silverstone pole position?

Oscar Piastri is on provisional pole as cars head out again but the Australian's first run wasn't exactly smooth and he picked up a bit of floor damage. Zak Brown tells Sky Sports it's nothing serious and Piastri makes his way onto the circuit.

This is how we look before these second runs: Piastri, Hamilton, Norris, Verstappen, Leclerc, Russell, Alonso, Bearman, Antonelli, Gasly.

Damon Hill
1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Silverstone

It's very close at the front but that was a great lap from Oscar Piastri and he will be relieved because that means he has already got the advantage.

Lando Norris maybe went a bit deep on his first run, so is there time to be found for the Briton? He's sitting in third place, ahead of Max Verstappen in fourth, as teams prepare for the finals laps.

Lewis Hamilton pushes down Lando Norris into third on his opening hot lap and goes on to the second row in P2. The Ferrari driver's time is 0.135 seconds away from Oscar Piastri's best marker.

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Keanu Reeves, John Wick himself, is sat on the pit wall today. Would he be able to keep his soft tyres in check ready for a pole flyer? I reckon he could.

Max Verstappen opens the big gun times with a 1:25.267 but that's quickly beaten by the two Mclarens. Oscar Piastri goes top with a 1:24.995.

Jeremiah: The shootout starts! Time for the Ferraris to prove themselves.

Damon Hill
1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Silverstone

Our concerns were misplaced and we needn't worry, they knew all along, didn't they? They just weren't showing it. That is very impressive, this is very good, they're looking strong, they've looked strong in all the sessions up to now, will they be able to hold on to that position and performance into the next session? Ferrari do look good.

Lewis Hamilton was quickest in Q2, so are the stars aligning for the Ferrari man's first proper pole of the season? We'll find out now.

Q3 is green.

Damon Hill
1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Silverstone

It just shows what happens when you get angry, Ollie, that's a fantastic performance. He kept on to that result and that's astonished me.

Williams are going to be disappointed with the performance, I don't understand why they don't have pace on this circuit.

The two penalty drivers, Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman, are through to the pole shootout. Briton Bearman actually banked the sixth-fastest time in Q2. As a reminder, Antonelli has a three-place penalty, Bearman will fall 10 places tomorrow.

Alpine's Pierre Gasly is also into the top 10. Excellent job by the Frenchman.

"Totally different car"

11. Carlos Sainz (Williams)

12. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)

13. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)

14. Alex Albon (Williams)

15. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

Yuki Tsunoda is on the cliff edge in 10th place and now the Japanese driver's elimination is confirmed with the two Mercedes moving up the order.

Carlos Sainz is also out, the Williams man in P11, and he's now joined by his team-mate Alex Albon, who is furious with the car on the team radio.

The roar of the crowd tells is all we need to know: Lewis Hamilton has gone quickest. The seven-time world champion jumped above team-mate Charles Leclerc, who briefly posted the best time after his latest run on the softs.

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Damon Hill
1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Silverstone

I think the last run was more representative, the first run was upset by the track conditions. If that's the case you have to ask where did the Ferrari and Mercedes pace gone?

Is there some dark arts going on as cars scramble to get out on track? Oscar Piastri's engineer may have clocked teams taking advantage in the pit lane.

Flyers incoming from Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. Hamilton goes purple in the first sector, Leclerc manages a personal best in the same section.

Jennie Gow
F1 pit-lane reporter at Silverstone

It was one of those awkward conversations you have where you just feel for him [Franco Colapinto]. You can see the pain and the worry and anxiousness etched all over his face.

I asked him if he felt frustrated by that and he simply said "yes". And I asked 'have you had a chance to speak to the team?' He said "no" and that was that. He just looks like his heart is breaking. He came into this season with so much hope and then he got the seat and so much excitement around that.