Leclerc: In such a result, I can only blame myself.

      Charles Leclerc had hoped to fight for pole position at Silverstone, but in the final qualifying session he made several mistakes and only posted the sixth fastest time. The Ferrari driver took responsibility for this result. His teammate Lewis Hamilton recorded the fifth time.

      Lewis Hamilton (5th): "A pretty decent qualifying performance. Overall, the weekend is shaping up well so far. I feel much more comfortable with such settings and car balance.

      Up until the last corner, I believed I would be close to second on the starting grid, but due to insufficient turning, I lost about a tenth. In the final qualifying, Red Bull unexpectedly gained speed, so these results are no surprise.

      In the first part of qualifying, we took a big risk by only fueling for one lap, and we didn’t execute the plan very well. But we performed better in the following sessions.

      I think it will be very, very difficult to pass McLaren and Red Bull in the race, but when there's desire, there is a way. I will give my all tomorrow. We're a bit lower than I want, but with the weather and the support of incredible fans… Let’s see."

      Charles Leclerc (6th): "Unfortunately, I did not perform well enough. One can discuss what result could or should have been, but it doesn't matter if I don't do my job behind the wheel. I failed to put together a clean lap, and as a result, I ended up in sixth place instead of the front row. In this outcome, I can only blame myself.

      I am very disappointed because qualifying is usually one of my strongest points, but today I was missing something. There were some problems with the car, I tried to work around them, which was not easy, but I won’t use that as an excuse.

      I wanted to qualify higher than sixth. Given this starting position, it will be very tough to break into the top three, but I will do everything within my power."