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Verstappen Secures Silverstone Pole as Bearman and Antonelli Face Grid Drops

FIA stewards applied strict red-flag regulations during practice, leaving Bearman one point from a Superlicence suspension.

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Max Verstappen fährt auf die Pole in Silverstone
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Overview

  • Max Verstappen posted a 1:24.892 lap to claim pole position for Sunday’s British Grand Prix.
  • Oscar Piastri qualified second and Lando Norris third in a tight McLaren battle for the front row.
  • Oliver Bearman will drop ten places on the grid and incur four penalty points for crashing under a red flag in FP3.
  • Kimi Antonelli serves a three-place demotion for a separate infraction, reshaping the top ten on the starting grid.
  • Bearman’s total of eight Superlicence points brings him within one point of the twelve-point threshold that triggers an automatic race ban.