What a difference a day makes. In practice on Friday, Max Verstappen was nowhere, his Red Bull car, in his words, “understeering to the moon”. Twenty-four hours later, the four-time world champion had somehow claimed the 44th pole position of his career,

Max Verstappen edged out the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at Silverstone Circuit in the qualifying to secure pole for the British Grand Prix 2025, despite early doubts about Red Bull’s pace at Silverstone.

Strolling with his usual swagger across the pit-lane, Jose Mourinho was on ceremonial duties on Saturday in handing over the Pirelli pole position award at a murky Silverstone circuit. Yet rather appropriately,