Max Verstappen. Do not try to understand it. The Dutch pilot signed a spectacular pole in the Great Britain Prize with a solo anthological return at the end of Q3 to sweep the McLaren and return fully to the fight for the Formula 1 2025 World When he left for the fourth time this year from the first position in a race (this Sunday at 4:00 p.m. Spanish time). Oscar Plastrithat he had better time in the first attempt, second, and Lando Norris Third will come out in Silverstone.
Fernando Alonso He made a solid first attempt, but stood halfway in the second to fasten the ninth time. The sanctions of Kimi andre antonelli (three positions) and Oliver Bearman (Ten) They place seventh on the grill. The Asturian confirmed Aston Martin's success with the improvements, swept his partner again and more performance is expected in a long batch.
George Russell He hit a rush at the end of the Q3 to place room on the grill, above the Ferrarithat despite the progression they remain in the third line, with Lewis Hamilton Fifth ahead of Charles Leclercsixth. Pierre Gasly will come out eighth, Carlos Sainz Ninth and Antonelli tenth. Although the Spanish fell into the Q2, scale two positions by the sanctions.
Collapint and Alonso accident on Q2
The classification started beautiful, with rain in sight, but stopped dry with the skate of Franco frankntoto. The Argentine blocked wheels, trumpered and ended up starring his Alpine Against the wall. There was a red flag and the track had an immense improvement and yet Alonso, which was third before the accident, went on the Q2 in fifth position, above Norris. Sainz also accelerated in an attempt on the horn and got into eighth place.
The first eliminated were Liam Lawsonwho skated in his quick return after his great result in Austria, Gabriel Bortoletothe other revelation of Red Bull Ring, Lance Strollthese improvements have not worked with three attempts, Nico Hülkenberg and the rugged Colapint. The best news was that Alonso not only got into, but did a single soft tire game.
Sainz, from eleventh to ninth
Norris uploaded the bar in the first batch and Verstappen and Piastri traced a time that was 85 thousandths lower than the British. Alonso, who ran into Antonelli, was fifth and Sainz Sexto, almost nothing. The good news continued in the Q2, but only for one of the Spaniards. Alonso got in seventh position, above the two Mercedes And the big surprise, Gasly, who threw Sainz with a turn to overcome only 35 thousandths. They also stayed out Yuki Tsunoda, Isack Hadjaryour partner Alex Albonwho scolded Williams by radio, and Esteban Ocon.
The Madrid did not stay out of the first ten due to the sanction of ten positions that Bearman of the third trainings brought and could even be ninth depending on the final brand of Antonelli, which drags three positions of penalty of Austria. Information that knew by a good hand a Alonso that, being pessimistic, as little opted to the eighth square.
Pole of Verstappen and Fernando Seventh for the sanctions
New Q3 in which the Asturian went for all (the fifth in the last six quotes). Before him he had two Ferrari pilots on the rise, of course the McLaren and Verstappen in shark mode. Also to the two Mercedes, with whom Aston Martin even believed he could compete. Piastri sent in the first contact, ahead of Hamilton, Norris, Verstappen, Leclerc, Russell and Alonso. Below Fernando only the two sanctioned and gasly. His time, eight tenths slower than that of the Australian.
But Verstappen had a saved bullet and fired in the last round. The Dutch shattered the McLaren for a tenth and celebrated it as we were not accustomed to seeing it. Logical, before he was taken from the street and now clings to the fight for his fifth title with nails and teeth. Alonso, seven tenths below the Dutchman, looked at the floor of Aston Martin when he got off the car because something does not fit him. He AMR25 will be inspected again by the FIA For the third time in four major awards.
