Updated On: 07 July, 2024 08:00 AM IST | Silverstone | AFP
The two Britons were given a wild ovation by the crowd who saw a third Briton Lando Norris of McLaren take third to deliver the first one-two-three by British drivers at their home race. It was the first British triple top in qualifying at any race since the 1968 South African Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton (left), George Russell of Mercedes and McLaren’s Lando Norris (right) after qualifying in Northampton on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
George Russell beat Lewis Hamilton to secure pole as their Mercedes team reeled off a front row lockout in Saturday’s tense qualifying session for Sunday’s British Grand Prix.
The two Britons were given a wild ovation by the crowd who saw a third Briton Lando Norris of McLaren take third to deliver the first one-two-three by British drivers at their home race. It was the first British triple top in qualifying at any race since the 1968 South African Grand Prix.