PinnedSun 5 Jul 2026 at 10:00pmSun 5 Jul 2026 at 10:00pmSTARTING GRID: British Grand PrixKey EventSun 5 Jul 2026 at 10:20pmSun 5 Jul 2026 at 10:20pmPiastri reflecting on driving 'nervous' carBy Michael DoyleOscar Piastri had a mixed day on Saturday.(Getty)While his McLaren, at times, showed promise, the Australian said it just was not able to materialise on track.Piastri was seventh in the sprint race, and then qualified eighth for tonight's grand prix.Piastri said his McLaren was "nervous" at times, lacking the grip in high-speed corners.Here are Piastri's thoughts on Saturday's action.In the Sprint, we made a good start, but once the battles settled, we just didn't have the pace.This afternoon, we made some good set up changes, but we didn't quite see the benefits of them on track.The car was nervous, especially in the high-speed corners, so we just were lacking grip and pace.Even with these challenges, we know that when we get right, we can be right up there in the fight, like [Friday], when we were just a tenth off third place.We have clear areas we need to work on to make the car more adaptable, and the team are working very hard to do that. Mercedes is clearly a step ahead right now, but we believe teams like Ferrari are not completely unbeatable, so we will keep chipping away, manage our tyres and see what we can achieve."Key EventSun 5 Jul 2026 at 10:15pmSun 5 Jul 2026 at 10:15pmCatch up on Saturday's sprint raceBy Michael DoyleKimi Antonelli blasted past home favourite Lewis Hamilton to take a first career sprint win at the British Grand Prix on Saturday and forge 43 points clear of Mercedes teammate George Russell in the Formula 1 standings.Meanwhile, Oscar Piastri started and finished seventh, while McLaren teammate Lando Norris soared up the order.Catch up on all the action by tapping the link below.Key EventSun 5 Jul 2026 at 10:10pmSun 5 Jul 2026 at 10:10pmRelive the action from last night's sprint race and GP qualifyingBy Michael Doyle— reporting by ReutersFormula 1 leader Kimi Antonelli was too fast for Ferrari, and dealt another stinging blow to Mercedes teammate George Russell, as the Italian seized pole position for the British Grand Prix after winning an earlier sprint race.His closest title rival Russell qualified only fourth at a windy Silverstone, behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.Leclerc was 0.175 of a second slower than the 19-year-old, whose fifth pole of the season extended Mercedes's record of securing the top slot at all nine grands prix so far in the campaign, but ahead of Hamilton for the first time since Miami in May."It was a very tidy lap, a lap where I put everything together," said Antonelli, of his best time of one minute 28.111 seconds set after going out first for the final run on the fast, sweeping circuit."It was very tricky with the wind because it was very gusty and unpredictable."Antonelli won the 17-lap sprint ahead of Hamilton, a record nine-time winner at Silverstone in a career that started in 2007, to go 43 points clear of Briton Russell in the standings.Winner of five grands prix in a row until Hamilton ended the streak in Spain last month, Antonelli has taken the sport by storm in his second season and appeared to have the measure of the experienced Russell in front of what is sure to be the biggest crowd of the year."It's not going to be easy because I have two Ferraris behind me and, for sure, they will work together," Antonelli said of the challenge he will face on Sunday."Their pace is good but ours was strong in the Sprint. Hopefully we can keep that for tomorrow and do a good race."Leclerc said it was good to get back to speed on a Saturday."It has been a few tough races when the feeling was not quite right, struggling to put everything together," he said."There has been so much work behind the scenes to get back that feeling. This was the first time I had it back, I have struggled to be consistent but it is a good start."Isack Hadjar qualified fifth for Red Bull, ahead of McLaren's reigning world champion and last year's winner Lando Norris.Red Bull's four-time world champion Max Verstappen will line up seventh, with McLaren's Oscar Piastri eighth and the Racing Bulls pair of rookie Arvid Lindblad — on his home debut — and Liam Lawson completing the top 10 places.Russell, who started the season as title favourite, had a torrid afternoon — smashing his car's front wing when he speared wide across the gravel on the entry to Luffield and into the barriers in the first phase of qualifying.He returned to the pits for a front wing change and managed to salvage the session, which saw Hadjar go fastest."That was very weird. I've never locked up there in my whole career," said Russell of the incident.The Briton was a provisional second after the first round of flying laps in the final session but could not improve his time as the Ferraris went faster, his hopes of a first home Formula 1 win now looking more distant.Alpine's Franco Colapinto also lost control in the first phase, the Argentine's car bouncing backwards across the grass after a high-speed spin at Becketts.There was then a 15-minute delay between Q1 and Q2 as marshals cleared up the track and scattered gravel.Key EventSun 5 Jul 2026 at 10:05pmSun 5 Jul 2026 at 10:05pmWhat time does the F1 British Grand Prix begin?By Michael Doyle12am AEST: NSW, Victoria, Queensland, ACT, Tasmania11:30pm ACST: South Australia, Northern Territory10pm AWST: Western AustraliaKey EventSun 5 Jul 2026 at 10:00pmSun 5 Jul 2026 at 10:00pmWelcome to the ABC Sport F1 live blogBy Michael DoyleGood evening, Australia.Welcome back to ABC Sport's live digital coverage of the 2026 Formula 1 championship season.Tonight, we are racing at Silverstone for round nine of 22: the British Grand Prix.Kimi Antonelli will start tonight's race on pole, while Oscar Piastri is eighth on the grid after driving a car he described yesterday as "nervous".Join me throughout the night and be part of the conversation by tapping on the comment section.