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Lewis Hamilton takes pole despite spinning and causing red flag

Mercedes continued their dominance at Silverstone by extending their impressive record of qualifying on pole at every British Grand Prix since the start of the hybrid era. Lewis Hamilton took pole position setting a 1.24.616, a new track record, despite spinning in Q2 bringing out the red flag. Silverstone looked like a ghost town as the cars flew around the circuit, battling out to determine the starting grid for tomorrow’s race. The grandstands were empty but Formula 1 put on a show that had the fans watching from home sitting excitedly on the edge of their sofas. Once again it was Mercedes who proved that they are in a different league but Hamilton made a rare mistake when he spun...
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