Formula 1 - British Grand Prix LIVE: Start time, leaderboard and lap-by-lap updates as Brits George Russell, Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris prepare to begin at the front at Silverstone

Max Verstappen is 81 points clear at the top of the standings.

Lando Norris sits in second with Charles Leclerc six points further back.

Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez round out the top five.

George Russell delivered for his home crowd by landing a brilliant pole position for the British Grand Prix.

The Englishman held his nerve in a wet-dry qualifying session at Silverstone to see off team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 0.171 seconds as Mercedes locked out the front row.

McLaren’s Lando Norris completed a British one-two-three ahead of an anticipated 160,000 sell-out crowd for Sunday’s race.

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George Russell is on pole with Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris behind him

The action gets underway at Silverstone at 3pm UK time.