The Racing Bulls of Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad jump up into the top 10, but New Zealander Lawson will be the happier of the two sitting in fourth place compared to Lindblad's P8.

George Russell is looking quicker on this next attempt, so let's see if the Mercedes driver can improve.

Charles leclerc can't, so the Monegasque man staye third.

Russell can only move up to seventh.

The gap between Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli is 0.099 seconds, however, the Italian teenager tells Mercedes he had no battery deplotement through Stowe on his previous lap.

With two minutes to go, the likes Of Carlos Sainz, Alex Albon and rookie Arvid Lindblad are stuck in the elimination zone.

Lando Norris might be limping with a bit of damage but the world champion completes a clean opening attempt in SQ2 with a 1:29.401.

Lewis Hamilton again goes quickest on the timesheets with Kimi Antonelli in second but George Russell can't challenge his old Mercedes team-mate with his push lap. The Briton is more than seven tenths away from Hamilton and has to settle for eighth place.

Rebecca Clancy
F1 journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Silverstone

Pierre Gasly has been really impressive this season, he's definitely the best of the rest.

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Charles Leclerc heads out on his brand new medium rubber, just like the rest of the runners in this second sprint qualifying session.

We've got two Williams cars through to SQ2, both Audis are there, the Alpine boys are trying to book a place in SQ3 and Brit rookie Arvid Lindblad and Racing Bulls team-mate Liam Lawson are also waiting patiently to get out on track.

German Nico Hulkenberg gets us going with a 1:28.729.

The marshals had to run out on track to pick up some debris from Lando Norris' McLaren.

"It was brake duct damage that will carry some aero loss," McLaren CEO Zak Brown tells Sky Sports on the pit wall.

There are 10 minutes on the clock now but the medium tyres are still bolted on.

SQ2 is green.

Title leader Kimi Antonelli was seventh in that opening session, with Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari buddy Charles Leclerc the two fastest cars on track. That was a good opening stint by Isack Hadjar, too, who was only 0.197 seconds away from Hamilton's marker in third.

Ollie Bearman was only 0.010secs away from making it into SQ2.

17. Ollie Bearman (Haas)

18. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

19. Sergio Perez (Cadillac)

20. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

21. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

22. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

The bottom six hasn't changed as the time ticks away in this opening sprint qualifting session.

George Russell completes his lap and he's safely through to SQ2 in fifth place. Max Verstappen is quick in the first sector but the pace falls away slightly in the final two. The Dutchman sits sixth at the chequered flag.

Ollie Bearman now climbs out the danger zone, dropping Alex Albon into trouble.

Can the Williams driver make it out and knock out Bearman? He does!

Bearman falls at the first hurdle.

Isack Hadjar picks up his stuff and moves along the bus to third spot, as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc put Ferrari one-two on the timesheets once again. Nine-time Silverstone winner Hamilton is 0.107 seconds quicker than his team-mate Leclerc, with Oscar Piastri behind the front three in fourth.

17. Oliver Bearman

18. Esteban Ocon

19. Sergio Perez

20. Valtteri Bottas

21. Fernando Alonso

22. Lance Stroll

Rebecca Clancy
F1 journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Silverstone

These Red Bulls are looking like it's coming together - it's looking pretty strong from them.

A Red Bull leapfrogs the two Ferraris on the timesheets in SQ1 but it isn't Max Verstappen who is rapid, it's his team-mate Isack Hadjar. The Frenchman has put 0.112 seconds between himself and Lewis Hamilton to go quickest.

Charles Leclerc needs to put points on the board after a dry spell in the past few races. The Monegasque driver goes top of the timesheets but here comes Lewis Hamilton to push him down to second spot.

The seven-time world champion has banked a 1:29.582, two tenths better off than Leclerc.

The slowest six drivers, just like in regular qualifying, will be given the chop in both SQ1 and SQ2, before the quickest cars fight it out for pole position in SQ3.

Sergio Perez is told conditions are getting a bit gusty out there but the Mexican puts down the first marker of a 1:31.862. A few faster drivers have gone above Perez but that's a decent opener for Cadillac.

Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent at Silverstone

Kimi Antonelli looked completely comfortable in that Mercedes in practice. He was very quick from the off.

Put 12 minutes on the clock and bolt on some brand new medium tyres.

SQ1 is green.

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Last year's British Grand Prix winner Lando Norris returns to his home race as the reigning world champion but it has been a tough start to the McLaren driver's title defence so far, with reliability issues hampering his challenge.

After finishing seventh in Austria last weekend, Norris stays fifth in the standings but he is now one point behind team-mate Oscar Piastri heading into round nine.

F1 correspondent Andrew Benson sat down with Norris earlier this week for an extensive interview, chatting about the team's difficulties, his love for McLaren, Max Verstappen as a potential team-mate rumours and how this year's championship is shaping up.

You can read the full interview here

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