In a thrilling qualifying session for the British Grand Prix, George Russell of Mercedes secured a stunning pole position, with teammate Lewis Hamilton lining up alongside him on the front row. Russell's final lap time of 1m 25.819s was enough to edge out Hamilton by 0.171s, while Lando Norris completed an all-British top three for McLaren. Red Bull's Max Verstappen settled for fourth place after a challenging session, with McLaren's Oscar Piastri taking fifth. Nico Hulkenberg impressed with a sixth place for Haas, ahead of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz. Aston Martin had a better showing with Lance Stroll in eighth and Fernando Alonso in tenth, with Williams' Alex Albon squeezing in between them in ninth place. Overall, it was a thrilling and competitive qualifying session with the Mercedes team dominating at the front.