British Grand Prix time, TV schedule, and how to watch online
Lewis Hamilton has pole, but can he take back the lead in the Drivers’ Championship from Sebastian Vettel?
Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes has pole position for his home race: the 2018 British Grand Prix, which is set for Sunday. Hamilton, second place in the drivers’ championship standings after retiring from the last race, made it just past Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari, his top competition, for the first slot on the grid.
Vettel will keep him company on the front row as he tries to maintain his lead.
The Formula One British Grand Prix is set to begin at 9 a.m. ET in the United States, and will be broadcast on ESPN. Live online streaming of the race can be had via WatchESPN, the ESPN App or F1 TV Pro.
Hamilton said that his pole-setting lap was one of the most intense laps of his career.
“It’s one of the best laps I’ve ever produced,” Hamilton said. “I would say it was the most pressurized lap that I’ve ever had.
“I was shaking through the emotions,” he went on to say. “The adrenaline rush was actually way above the limit that I had experienced before. Its kind of crazy to think it’s my 76th [pole position].”
The second row includes Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari and Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes. Max Verstappen out-qualified his Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo, as they occupy the third row in fifth and sixth on the grid, respectively. Verstappen is coming off a win in the Austrian Grand Prix.
Once again, there are a couple nice surprises: the American-owned Haas team locked out the fourth row with Kevin Magnussen just edging out Romain Grosjean, who once again had some crashing issues prior to qualifying.
And then there’s the young Charles Leclerc of Sauber, amid many rumors of where he’ll end up next season, he’s managed to put his car back into the Top 10, starting ninth on the grid. Sergio Perez of Force India rounds out the top 10.
It will be interesting to see how much Ferrari pushes Mercedes on Sunday, given Bottas seemed primed to finish qualifying ahead of Vettel but had an error at the last corner that forced him down to fourth on the grid.
“[I did the] same thing and even bigger mistake in Q3 run two,” Bottas said after the session. “I just ended up going a bit too deep and struggled out of [turn] 17. So I lost about three-tenths or something, for sure we should’ve been in the front row both cars today. It was extremely close, so it’s disappointing to be fourth.”
Below is all you need to know to watch the race on Sunday.
How to watch the 2018 F1 British Grand Prix
Date: Sunday, July 8
Location: Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
Time: 9 a.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Online Streaming: WatchESPN, ESPN App, F1 TV Pro