Mercedes can only leave Silverstone this afternoon grinning after the team put on a dominant showing in qualifying for the British Grand Prix. Despite a spin in Q2 which brought out the red flags, Lewis Hamilton leads a Mercedes front-row lockout beating teammate Valterri Bottas by three-tenths of a second in Q3. Both cars will begin tomorrow's race on the medium tyre having progressed into the final stage of qualifying with a 1.5 second cushion. Nearest rival Verstappen was only able to manage a 1:25.3, a second off of Hamilton's new lap record of 1:24.3.  With Albon again failing to make Q3, it was a disappointing show for Red Bull who looked to close in on Mercedes with a new upgrade...
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