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Jennie Gow, Harry Benjamin, 1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill and F1 correspondent Andrew Benson are ready to take us through 52-lap British Grand Prix, so click the 'listen live' tab at the top of this page to tune in.

Lando Norris has been delighting the fans in the Landostand with some T-shirt gun/cannon action. Everyone looks soaked but in good spirits.

Norris, who won from pole in Austria last time out, has been chatting to BBC Sport's Natalie Pirks about his favourite memories from the British Grand Prix.

Thank you, Becky Hill, for that redention of the national anthem. This picture was a little earlier during the reconnaissance laps but now blue sky is peeping through the dark clouds.

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Alpine have found themselves falling behind the rest of the midfield this season so no-one was more surprised with a Q3 appearance than Pierre Gasly. The Frenchman said the team have been struggling all weekend and the car has felt uncomfortable on the Silverstone circuit.

Gasly has the Williams of Carlos Sainz and the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli starting just behind and says he'll be spending most of the 52-lap race looking in his mirrors - and finding creative ways to stay in the points.

Before his fourth in qualifying yesterday, which he was pleased with, George Russell had a chat with BBC Breakfast's John Watson and said he will "give it everything" to win the British Grand Prix this weekend. Has the Mercedes, in these cooler temperatures it much prefers, got enough to challenge the top three? Vote if you think 'yes' at the top of the page.

He also reflects on the support that he and the other British drivers receive at Silverstone.

Hit the thumbs if you're familiar with the term "gangbusters". Martin Brundle on Sky has just used it on his grid walk while talking to Damson Idris, in terms of the success of the F1 movie.

Meanwhile, Silverstone great Nigel Mansell looks fantastic with a full beard. Definitely keep it.

The rain has disappeared, for now, as the drivers get ready for the national anthem.

Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent at Silverstone

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The closeness of competition in qualifying already suggests it could be a close battle - just 0.23secs covered the top six qualifiers despite both Ferrari drivers making mistakes on their final laps.

But the way the teams have prepared their cars for the race adds extra potential for variability.

Verstappen grabbed pole with the final lap of qualifying after he and Red Bull decided to take some rear downforce off his car.

Partly that was to cure understeer - a lack of front grip - in his handling balance. It gives him an advantage on the straights but will make the car slower in the corners.

McLaren and Ferrari have gone for a different balance between cornering and straights from Red Bull - and from each other.

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More from Lewis Hamilton, speaking to Channel 4, on his record at Silverstone, and what to expect today: "I never thought I’d have nine wins here. That is obviously the goal to win all the time, but it’s been pretty mad.

"I always thought that being in the sport for a period of time, eventually it would get old and it would be time to check out but I’ve not felt that yet. I love it so I’ll keep going until I decide not to, I guess."

On his Mercedes swansong here with a win that ended a two-and-a-half year drought – tears said it all: "Last year was a very emotional time. Unbelievable result. I definitely woke up that morning not knowing that was going to happen."

On what will it take to win a 10th British Grand Prix: "A lot, I would say. We’re not in the position to compete for wins at the moment.

"Our car is not up to the pace of the McLarens, they’re far ahead of everybody so it’s going to take other things to come into play. But that’s the great thing about Silverstone – it always throws in a real mixture."

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Lewis Hamilton, talking to Channel 4, about his move to Ferrari: "It’s amazing, it’s very special. Every time you put on your red suit and walk into the garage, you see the guys and you see the car, and you lower yourself into it.

"There’s something so special, like a real aura around the cockpit when you get in there.

"In terms of performance, it’s not delivered but definitely in terms of that feeling, it’s everything and more."

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Zak Brown said on the pit wall during third practice Ferrari had "raised the eyebrows" of McLaren with their upgraded performance in Austria and now Silverstone. But when the fight for pole unfolded, the Italian team couldn't produce the goods. Instead, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will share the third row.

Hamilton was sitting in second place after the first runs in Q3 but said he lost a bit time in the fnal corner on his last lap. The seven-time world champion will start fifth today, the hopes of securing an astonishing 10th victory on home soil not impossible in these conditions - he's one of the best in the wet - but certainly tough.

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For Leclerc, his radio outburst after qualifying in sixth is for adult ears only. How many swear words can you fit into a 14-second message? Quite a lot. The Monegasque driver tore himself to shreds, conceding he lost the car in the final two corners and with it, the chance of a front-row spot.

Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent at Silverstone

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It has been raining on and off all morning - at an intensity at times that was not expected by the teams - and although the rain levels are expected to decrease, showers are still likely during the race.

As seen in last year's British Grand Prix, even light rain can be enough to require intermediate tyres; at the same time, in last year’s race some drivers stayed out on slicks even when lap times were as much as 10 seconds slower than in the dry.

On paper, Max Verstappen’s low-downforce set-up should be less suited to the wet than the higher downforce of the McLarens, but tyre temperature and running in clean air to maximise downforce could be as important as that as factors determining pace.

The inters require more management than slicks if a driver wants to go long, so in the event of a long stint on inters, quite large pace differentials between cars could start to appear - as happened in Australia at the start of the year, when the McLarens pulled a large lead over Verstappen.

If the sun comes out, the track can dry very quickly and if Sunday morning’s Formula 2 race is anything to go by, the DRS overtaking aid may be made available even in the wet.

In the dry, it could be a one or a two-stop - no one knows because no one has tested the hard tyre. A pit stop takes 21 seconds under green flag conditions, 10 under safety car.

McLaren CEO Zak Brown reckons it's going to be "a crazy one" today at Silverstone. With the conditions wet and making strategy difficult to predict, Brown tells Sky Sports we're all set for a "pretty epic British Grand Prix".

The pit lane is open and cars have taken to the track - just as the rain has started to fall again. Spray is causing drivers to take tentative laps in front of the thousands of fans. Lando Norris says it's not to be bad, but it's definitely an intermediate tyre start.

Haas then tells Esteban Ocon more rain is expected in five minutes.

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Lando Norris, who will start third at the British Grand Prix, on Sky Sports: "It's incredible, it's amazing. This weather is horrible. But it's British weather, so it should be expected. Incredible to see so many of you guys. The sun is coming, I've got a feeling. I'm so excited, it's put a smile on my face to see so many people.

On his car's performance: "We have to wait and see, I can't predict these things, excited to have the motivation. We're going to have a fun race today. I want to give people something to cheer about, we'll put on a show. I want to overtake here [in front of the Lando stand].

"It's a lot of people to cheer me on, no pressure for me. On a grim, grey day I want to give people something to cheer about."

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This is third time this season Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen are starting alongside each other on the front row. The two went head-to-head off the line in Saudi Arabia (Max pole, Oscar win) and then again at Imola (Oscar pole, Max win), producing some thrilling racing through the opening corners.

Verstappen is the more experienced driver when it comes to the high-speed turns of the historic Silverstone circuit, so can Piastri be brave and push the four-time world champion all the way, or will he have in mind his team-mate Lando Norris just behind in third? Any mistakes by the Australian will open the door to his title rival, who is only 15 points behind in the championship.

So, who leads by the end of the first lap?

Left thumb for Verstappen, right thumb for Piastri.

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Over the past couple of days, we've asked you to select your most memorable British Grand Prix from our shortlist and - drum roll please - we have a winner...

Lewis Hamilton's first of nine Silverstone wins (to date) has just edged the verdict, with his sensational 2008 display in the wet being selected by 20% of those who took part.

Nigel Mansell's thrilling 1987 victory, when he caught and passed Williams team-mate Nelson Piquet with three laps to go, was second on 18%.

In third was Hamilton's most recent Silverstone win, from last year in another race run in changeable conditions. That was chosen by 17% of you.

The full final result, including details on all the races on the list, can be read here.

Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent at Silverstone

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Max Verstappen said he "had to commit a lot" in the high-speed corners at Silverstone because of the low-downforce set-up the team had chosen, which made the car on edge in the demanding corners.

The low wing levels come with pros and cons - it gives faster speed on the straight but makes the car more difficult through the corners and potentially increases tyre wear.

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Red Bull didn't look like the team beat during Friday's practice sessions but a tweak to the set-up for Saturday to fix balance issues with the car enabled Max Verstappen to unlock the necessary performance to secure pole position.

The four-time world champion was 0.103 seconds quicker than title leader Oscar Piastri and will start at the head of the field at Silverstone for the first time since 2023, the year he won his maiden British Grand Prix.

The pole was also the 44th of his successful career and also for Red Bull, which draws him level for team poles with fellow four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel.

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Lando Norris is third on today's grid in front of his home fans - and his very own grandstand at Stowe - and feels the top six are all in with a shout of being crowned British Grand Prix winner.

"It can be exciting because everyone is on quite different downforce levels and has their strengths and weaknesses in different places so it should be good to watch," said Norris.

Max Verstappen added: "For sure, I can see a proper battle. Even in the long runs, there were a lot of cars that were quick. Even in qualifying, it was all quite tight."

Do you agree this could be a six-way fight at Silverstone? We've got a vote for you at the top of this page, so let us know who you think will take the chequered flag.

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It's only his rookie season in Formula 1 but Oliver Bearman has gone second in the penalty points table after his practice punishment on Saturday.

The 20-year-old now has eight points on his licence for the 12-month period, four points away from a one-race ban. Two of Bearman's points, which were issued for a collision with Franco Colapinto during last year's Sao Paulo Grand Prix, will expire on 2 November.

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Kimi Antonelli already had a grid penalty in his hand luggage from Austria for his early collision with Max Verstappen, so following his seventh place in qualifying yesterday, the Mercedes rookie moves down to 10th spot.

The big drop on Sunday goes to Oliver Bearman, who made it into Q3, finished the session in a fantastic eigth place but has to shift all the way to P18 because of a 10-place grid penalty - and four penalty points on his licence - for going too fast when red flags were shown in final practice (that's when he crashed in the pit lane).

There's quite a lot of movement on the grid because of Antonelli and Bearman, but the main three to benefit are Fernando Alonso, Pierre Gasly and the Williams of Carlos Sainz, who are now P7, P8 and P9 respectively.