Russell takes pole in British 1-2-3 at Silverstone

Alan Baldwin - Reuters - 06/07
George Russell led Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes front-row lockout in qualifying for the British Grand Prix on Saturday with McLaren's Lando Norris completing a one-two-three of home drivers.
  • Russell on pole in Mercedes front-row lockout with Hamilton
  • Norris third on the grid for McLaren
  • Verstappen qualifies fourth, team mate Perez 19th
  • Ferrari's Leclerc only 11th
SILVERSTONE, England, July 6 (Reuters) - George Russell led Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes front-row lockout in qualifying for the British Grand Prix on Saturday with McLaren's Lando Norris completing a one-two-three of home drivers.
Red Bull's Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen qualified fourth, after damaging his car by running wide and bouncing across the gravel in the first phase. McLaren's Oscar Piastri was fifth.
"What a feeling, what a feeling," said Russell, the winner in Austria last weekend, as the fans cheered and the achievement of a first home pole sunk in.
"At the start of this year we couldn't have even dreamt of being on pole here and one-two for us and Lando P3, it's just mega.
"This is definitely one of the best feelings I've ever had on a Saturday afternoon."
Russell had been on provisional pole by a knife-edge from Norris after the first flying laps but the Mercedes driver...
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