Formula 1 News: Max Verstappen wins pole for 2025 British GP

The most talented F1 driver in history, Max Verstappen, wrestled the Red Bull RB21 dog of a car around Silverstone in 1m24.892s to win the pole position for the 2025 British GP.

–by Mark Cipolloni–

No one believed that Verstappen could put the diabolical Red Bull on pole, but like he has done many times before, he pulled it out in the waning moments of Q3 for his 4th pole of 2025.

Qualifying seesawed this way and that, but in the end, Verstappen was the one to truly nail his final lap.

While all the signs pointed to a McLaren-Ferrari battle, the four times world champion delivered a stunning performance on his final timed lap in Q3 to snatch pole away from Oscar Piastri. These two were the only drivers to get under the 1m25s barrier: 1m24.892s for the Red Bull driver, 1m24.995s for McLaren’s Australian.

This is Verstappen’s 44th pole position, which puts him level with Sebastian Vettel as the most successful Red Bull Racing driver in this discipline. For the Milton Keynes team it is pole number 107, its sixth at this track and the third at Silverstone for Max, following on from those in 2021 and 2023.

“It was tricky out there with the wind, it was all shifting around a bit and around here with these cars, it is extremely sensitive to it,” said a happy Verstappen.

“This is a proper track, when you have to go flat out you have to be super committed.

“We are quite quick on the straight, we have to wait and see what tomorrow will do but I am happy – it is a big boost for the team and excited to go racing tomorrow.

“We are going to go racing, we are going to have fun and we are going to do the best we can.”

Oscar Piastri in the #81 superior McLaren was 2nd fastest, 0.103s behind Verstappen.

“I was happy with the first lap, the first lap was mega to be honest,” said Piastri.

“The last lap was a little bit messy, but it has been tight all weekend. A little bit [left] on the table but we will never know if it would have been enough.

“It can be an exciting race from there tomorrow. It’s been very evenly matched between us, Max, the Ferraris, George got up there as well. It will be an evenly paced race tomorrow – it is going to be a fun one.”

Lando Norris in the #4 superior McLaren was third, 0.118s behind Verstappen.

“Good Qualifying, I’m not going to be unhappy with a third. I would love to be on top at Silverstone but Max did a good job today.

“Little things today put you ahead or behind. Little margins, little mistakes can win or lose you the game today. It was tough in the conditions with the rain as well, but I think it is going to be fun tomorrow.”

George Russell in the #63 Mercedes was 4th, 0.137s behind the Dutchman.

Local favourite, Lewis Hamilton, rounded out the top-5 in the #44 Ferrari, 0.203s behind Verstappen.

Hamilton’s Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc was 6th 0.229s behind Verstappen.

2025 British GP Qualifying Results

Note – Antonelli penalized three grid places for causing a collision at the previous round.