Lewis Hamilton insists his Ferrari team are “making progress” despite missing out on pole position at the British Grand Prix. Hamilton, who was in the running for pole in his first Silverstone weekend as a Ferrari driver, made an error in the final corner of his final lap in qualifying and ultimately finished fifth-fastest.

F1 champion Lewis Hamilton nearly made a shock Q1 exit at the British Grand Prix after Ferrari made a huge blunder during qualifying. Throughout Friday and Saturday at Silverstone, Ferrari have demonstrated improved pace with both Hamilton and Charles Leclerc amongst the favourites for pole position during qualifying.

However, a mistake in the final complex cost the Brit time and meant he was unable to improve on his initial Q3 run. It left the nine-time British GP winner more than two tenths away from Max Verstappen, who delivered a stunning lap to steal pole position away from McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.