Merc way ahead again after they turn up their engine and take the first row. Hamilton granted pole even though he exceeded track limits. Good news for the hotel industry that Lewis didn't have his time deleted! Red Bulls take the second row with Ricciardo loosing to a teammate in qually for the first time this season. Ferrari have the third row after becoming unbalanced by the Silverstone wind according to Raikkonen. Vettel looses his sixth position due to a gearbox penalty and will start 11th.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph ... conditionsRaikkonen:
"I kind of expected it to be a bit tricky here and that's how it turned out to be," said Raikkonen.
"We don't have enough speed. In the windy conditions, it's just tricky for us. "My car was the best it's been all weekend in qualifying but it's still not easy.
"We are a bit stuck with certain things.
"With the set-up we have, we can change a lot but it will not help because there are certain issues where we struggle with the handling. "Is it the circuit or the conditions? It's more the conditions."
P Driver Car Time Gap
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m29.287s -
2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m29.606s 0.319s
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Renault 1m30.313s 1.026s
4 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault 1m30.618s 1.331s
5 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m30.881s 1.594s
6 Valtteri Bottas Williams/Mercedes 1m31.557s 2.270s
7 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso/Ferrari 1m31.989s 2.702s
8 Nico Hulkenberg Force India/Mercedes 1m32.172s 2.885s
9 Fernando Alonso McLaren/Honda 1m32.343s 3.056s
10 Sergio Perez Force India/Mercedes 1m31.875s -
11 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1m31.490s -
12 Felipe Massa Williams/Mercedes 1m32.002s -
13 Romain Grosjean Haas/Ferrari 1m32.050s -
14 Esteban Gutierrez Haas/Ferrari 1m32.241s -
15 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso/Ferrari 1m32.306s -
16 Kevin Magnussen Renault 1m37.060s -
17 Jenson Button McLaren/Honda 1m32.788s -
18 Jolyon Palmer Renault 1m32.905s -
19 Rio Haryanto Manor/Mercedes 1m33.098s -
20 Pascal Wehrlein Manor/Mercedes 1m33.151s -
21 Felipe Nasr Sauber/Ferrari 1m33.544s -
22 Marcus Ericsson Sauber/Ferrari
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