Carlos Sainz was left surprised his 'nothing special' lap had earned the first pole position of his career at Silverstone. The Spaniard will start from P1 at the British Grand Prix having crossed the line 0.072s ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen. Sainz earned top spot during his 15oth grand prix weekend and was made to work for it, wrestling to keep his car on track at times during a wet qualifying session. After his P1 was confirmed, the Ferrari driver seemed shocked to hear he had secured pole and was heard giggling over the team radio when told it would be his car lining up at the front on Sunday. Speaking immediately after the session, Sainz commented he thought his lap had been...
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