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A mixed day of weather at Silverstone. Rain in the morning and a fresh wind, followed by sunshine and stuffy air in the afternoon.

An early start as we parked ourselves on the finish line to watch the F3 and F2 sprint races followed by F1 qualifying.

Unfortunately Verstappen turned the raucous cheers of the British fans in the packed grandstands into groans, after Norris went fastest before Verstappen, after an indifferent qualifying to that point, grabbed pole.

The revived McLarens, sporting an upgrade that had vaulted the car up the grid when Norris alone ran it in Austria last weekend, beat the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in fourth and fifth and the Mercedes of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton in sixth and seventh.

Given Lando’s pace, could he be the one to topple Verstappen tomorrow? Judging by the roars in the stands, the partisan home crowd will be hoping so.