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Silverstone: Championship leader Lewis Hamilton produced another formidable performance in qualifying at the British Grand Prix on Saturday to clinch pole position for the eighth time in nine races this season. With a 46th career pole, the reigning world champion moved to third place on Formula One’s all-time leaderboard, with only Michael Schumacher (68) and Ayrton Senna (65) ahead of him. Hamilton, who clocked 1 minute, 32.248 seconds in qualifying, will share the front row of the grid on Sunday with Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg for the seventh time this year. Rosberg appeared relieved after qualifying, given that only four of the last 20 Silverstone races have been won from pole. [caption id=“attachment_2327912” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  British GP. AP[/caption] “That’s incredible and why I was quite happy not to be on pole today,” Rosberg said. “I know those statistics and the chances are much bigger to win the race from second.” Hamilton has won at Silverstone in both of his championship-winning seasons but never from pole in front of his home fans. “It’s special when you get pole position here on your home turf and when you see all the fans out there,” the Englishman said. In windy conditions in central England, there was only a 10th of a second between Hamilton and Rosberg, who are separated by 10 points at the top of the drivers’ standings. Qualifying was a reversal from Friday’s practice sessions when Rosberg outpaced his fellow 30-year-old. “There was something wrong on my left front,” Rosberg said. “We need to look at what it was.” Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff said the engineers resolved a “setup mishap” overnight for Hamilton. “Generally it’s not been the smoothest of weekends, it’s been a bit up and down in terms of setup, balance and getting laps,” Hamilton said. “I made a change in the car going into qualifying which was perhaps not spectacular for a qualifying lap but hopefully we will be good for the race.” Behind the Mercedes duo, Williams locked out the second row and Ferrari took the next two places. It is the first time Williams has had both drivers in the top four of the grid at Silverstone in 13 years, with Felipe Massa ahead of Valtteri Bottas. For only the second time this season, Kimi Raikkonen beat four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel in qualifying in the Ferrari duel amid speculation over the 2007 world champion’s future with the Italian team. “With the strong wind the handling was not ideal and it was very tricky for everybody, because the conditions kept changing from run to run and from corner to corner,” Raikkonen said. There was more misery for McLaren, which has collected only four points in 2015 compared to Mercedes’ 328. Jenson Button, the 2009 world champion still searching for a triumph at his home race, was eliminated in the first round of qualifying along with Fernando Alonso, only one place higher in 17th. “I’ve been struggling with the balance a little bit — hopefully we’ll learn a lot tomorrow, that’s all we can do,” Button said. “Unfortunately, this is our situation right now and it’s not easy for a team of this stature and experience.” Even for an eight-time constructors’ champion, McLaren knows it cannot rely on its history to attract sponsors if the winless streak — already at 46 races — goes on much longer. “It’s going to hurt us with our revenue,” McLaren team principal Eric Boullier said. “The damage is easy to understand. You establish your brand by your success and repeated success. “Commercially it does hurt because companies are interested in joining us but some people in their organization may question the lack of results.” AP
British Grand Prix as it happened: Lewis Hamilton wins home race, Nico Rosberg in P2
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton produced another formidable performance in qualifying at the British Grand Prix on Saturday to clinch pole position for the eighth time in nine races this season.
 "British Grand Prix as it happened: Lewis Hamilton wins home race, Nico Rosberg in P2")
And your #BritishGP winner!! @Silverstone... go crazy... for @LEWISHAMILTON!! #F1 pic.twitter.com/AsoDPwz4wy
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 5, 2015
Absolute elation for @LewisHamilton! What a drive!! OH YEAH!!! #F1 #BritishGP pic.twitter.com/kAKfgcyLrQ
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 5, 2015
@LewisHamilton gets the proper trophy at the end of a proper race. F1 is boring. Apparently. #F1 #BritishGP
— Maurice Hamilton (@MauriceHamilton) July 5, 2015
And not to forget our very own Force India!
Checo crosses the line to finish ninth and bring two points home! Nico still has a lap but he'll be 7th! 8 pts for the team! #FeelTheForce
— Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) July 5, 2015
The #BritishGP crowd are on their feet for @LewisHamilton.http://t.co/9HqtkPgYWe #bbcf1 pic.twitter.com/5k2JaUI8nX
— BBCF1 (@bbcf1) July 5, 2015
"Thank you to all the fans. That one's for you," says @LewisHamilton following victory in the #BritishGP
— James Roberts (@JRobertsF1) July 5, 2015
AND IT'S A HOME DOUBLE FOR THE TEAM!! @NICO_ROSBERG P2!! INCREDIBLE SCENES AT THE #BRITISHGP! UNBELIEVABLE!! #F1 pic.twitter.com/gtm4NXxO9B
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 5, 2015
FINAL LAP!!! THE #BRITISHGP CROWDS ARE ON THEIR FEET!! COME ON BOYS!! #F1... http://t.co/EwJhKdPWkK
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 5, 2015
Where did Vettel come from? The Ferrari driver is now in P3 AHEAD of the Williams. http://t.co/f8oI1bt1Oc pic.twitter.com/oz44y8RYhr
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) July 5, 2015
He pits and lewis is back in P2 and BOOM Nico pits. Hamilton might just be back in control of this race.
Wow, Hamilton pitting, if it's only a shower Rosberg will have it, but is it a great call by Lewis, looks like it's a bigger shower
— Mike Gascoyne (@MikeGascoyne) July 5, 2015
RAI pits, promoting Nico to P7. Checo, in P9, is 12 sec off the Finn #BritishGP #FeelTheForce
— Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) July 5, 2015
Radio Hamilton: "The rain has stopped." But Seb Vettel's helmet is spattered with rain on the second half of the lap. #BritishGP
— Sarah Holt (@sarahholtf1) July 5, 2015
We hope the people watching bought their brollies and rain coats along.
And it's raining #BritishGP http://t.co/f8oI1bt1Oc
— Firstpost Sports (@FirstpostSports) July 5, 2015
Are you guys also wondering what a virtual safety car is?
Virtual Safety Car has been deployed.... http://t.co/EwJhKdPWkK
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 5, 2015
Mercedes Engineer to Rosberg: “Nico, give it everything. Give it everything!”
He is currently stuck behind the Williams and the threat of rain in imminent.
Another fastest lap for @LewisHamilton! He's holding nothing back with drizzle in the air!! #F1 #BritishGP... http://t.co/EwJhKdPWkK
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 5, 2015
Lap 25 at Silverstone. 27 to go. Fernando P12, Jenson STOP. HAM leads from MAS, BOT, ROS, RAI, VET, KVY, HUL, SAI, PER. #BritishGP
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) July 5, 2015
Meanwhile news from Force India.
Checo is closing in on Sainz - he is now in DRS range. The battle is for P9 #BritishGP #FeelTheForce
— Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) July 5, 2015
Lap 24: After that fantastic manoevre, Hamilton’s lead is now 3.4s. This race is now all about the fight for the other two spots on the podium as Hamilton runs away in the clear at the front of the field.
“OK, this is a straight fight until the end of the race with the cars around us,” Massa is told. Bottas is also told they’re racing now. Hmmm maybe it would have been handy for the Finn to have that message a little earlier WIlliams.
The crowd roars in the delight as Bottas emerges behind Hamilton after the first pit stops http://t.co/XuE5DH4kux pic.twitter.com/RPr2T4Hnkd
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 5, 2015
Lewis Hamilton in a fantastic move overcomes the Williams to take back P1. The Brit is back in the lead! What a fantastic race!
What a lap from @LewisHamilton, what a stop from the crew! THAT is #TeamWork!! GET IN!! #F1 #BritishGP... http://t.co/EwJhKdPWkK
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 5, 2015
David Beckham is at Silverstone. I repeat, David Beckham is at Silverstone. And so is Star Wars director George Lucas!
Nico and Kvyat are in a race on their own at this moment - trading blows lap after lap... that is, until Kvyat pits #BritishGP #FeelTheForce
— Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) July 5, 2015
What a team.
Williams chief technical officer Pat Symonds to BBC Sport: “No we are not going to say let him through, we will allow them to race, it is the Williams way. “It gets the heart beating but it is the way we choose to do it. “We told them not to race while we sorted out how we thought Mercedes reacted to the race position. We’ll see what happens now. We have the pace at the moment, it is a difficult place to overtake, it will all happen around the pitstops.”
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