What the teams said – Qualifying at the 2024 British Grand Prix

Mercedes

Mercedes’ ascent seemed to be persevering with all through Saturday at Silverstone. After Russell set the tempo within the blended circumstances of FP3, he adopted this up by operating close to the highest of the timesheets in Q1 and Q2 of qualifying earlier than setting provisional pole in Q3. Whereas Hamilton initially regarded to have taken the accolade from his workforce mate throughout the last runs, Russell then bettered his time to seal pole place. Hamilton was in the end simply 0.171s away, which means that the pair will lock out the entrance row on Sunday.

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Lewis Hamilton, 2nd, 1:25.990

“Having three Brits on the entrance of the grid for the British Grand Prix is unimaginable. An enormous congratulations to George, he did such an amazing job to take pole place. We didn’t anticipate to be on the front-row this weekend. This result’s due to this fact big for us as a workforce. The automotive felt incredible on the market and everybody at Brackley and Brixworth deserves this.

“It was all about getting the tyre temperatures in the correct place right this moment after which sealing the cope with an excellent lap. I believe there was slightly time left on the desk which George managed to extract. I really feel assured within the automotive for tomorrow’s race. With each myself and George on the front-row, now we have a bonus in attempting to maintain Lando (Norris) behind. Let’s see what we are able to do.”

George Russell, 1st, 1:25.819

“What a sense! In the beginning of this 12 months, we couldn’t have even dreamt of being on pole place at Silverstone. Having three Brits within the top-three is totally mega too. The group has been unimaginable, and so they give us all a lot vitality. Having myself, Lewis, and Lando (Norris) on the entrance of the grid simply reveals that!

“The automotive in the mean time feels so good. It got here alive in Qualifying, and it was an absolute pleasure to drive round this superb circuit. We’re driving a wave in the mean time, however our eyes are on tomorrow. We’ve obtained a race to win, and we all know that the McLaren of Lando will likely be pushing us extremely arduous. Max (Verstappen) can even be within the battle, however I’m so excited proper now. We will’t anticipate the race tomorrow.”

Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport

“That was an excellent Saturday for the workforce. That may be a entrance three for Mercedes-Benz energy and three Brits on the entrance, which is particular for the Silverstone crowd. That mentioned, right this moment doesn’t depend for a lot. We have to do the job tomorrow and the McLaren of Lando Norris has regarded extremely fast. Retaining him behind will likely be a tricky ask. The race tomorrow could also be dictated by tyre degradation so we must be at our perfect if we wish to battle for victory.

“We’ve been on a rollercoaster in latest months, and it has been troublesome at occasions. Coming right here to one of many temples of motorsport and locking out the front-row is a superb reward for everybody at Brackley and Brixworth. A lot work has been finished in all areas to assist get us into this place. We aren’t stopping right here although. We have now extra developments to return, and everybody is constant to push extremely arduous.”

Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director

“That was an amazing qualifying session for the workforce and drivers. It has been some time since we have had each automobiles on the entrance row, and it is a testomony to the arduous work and willpower from everybody within the workforce.

“In FP3, it felt like we had good tempo within the moist. That operating was helpful as there’s nonetheless an opportunity that we’ll see extra rain tomorrow. We felt we have been lacking a little bit of pace on the Smooth tyre yesterday, however the in a single day setup work appears to have nudged us in the correct course. The cooler circumstances may have suited our automotive. Turning a entrance row in Qualifying right into a one-two for tomorrow is our goal. We’re underneath no phantasm that with Lando (Norris) and Max (Verstappen) behind us, that will likely be a troublesome activity. We have loved nice help from the Silverstone crowd to date this weekend and we’ll do all the pieces we are able to to provide them one thing to have a good time tomorrow.”