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Lewis Hamilton ‘Ecstatic’ After Securing Sprint Race Pole at British Grand Prix
Hamilton called the result an amazing surprise after Ferrari showed enough pace to edge Mercedes and Red Bull in sprint qualifying.
- On Friday, July 3, 2026, Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the British Grand Prix sprint race at Silverstone, narrowly beating Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli by 0.011 seconds.
- Despite warnings from Ferrari engineers that his car would lose 0.6 seconds on straights, Hamilton found the vehicle an "amazing surprise" during the session, competing directly with rivals.
- Red Bull's Max Verstappen will line up third for Saturday's 17-lap sprint race, one place ahead of Hamilton's teammate Charles Leclerlc, while Aston Martin's £200million headquarters failed to improve results for Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll.
- Following a disappointing fifth-place finish at the Austrian Grand Prix, which Hamilton described as a "reality check," his pole position signals he remains in the hunt for this year's title.
- Hamilton remains wary of the power advantage Red Bull and Mercedes hold over Ferrari, stating "I'll do my best to keep them behind" for Saturday's 17-lap sprint race.
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