Mercedes Drivers Antonelli and Russell Qualify P2 and P5 for British Grand Prix Sprint

“Sprint Qualifying was incredibly close and it's frustrating to miss out on pole by such a small margin. I didn't feel completely comfortable in the car during SQ1, but then SQ2 felt like night and day difference. The balance came to me much more and I was able to get back into the rhythm and show the pace we had. My lap in SQ3 was a solid but Lewis did a great job, so congratulations to him. We ca”

“We've often managed to find a step when it comes to the final part of qualifying, but unfortunately that wasn't the case today. We weren’t too far off P3, but we were still lacking a bit of pace compared to Kimi (Antonelli) and Lewis (Hamilton), so we need to understand where we can improve. The car didn't feel too bad and the balance was reasonably good but ultimately the lap time just wasn't the”

“Today has been frustrating on our side. We've had a good run of landing the start set-up in a decent place in recent races, but it has felt like we've been on the back foot today. Over the course of the sessions, we've been making changes to put more stability into the car but even by the SQ3 of Sprint Qualifying, it still felt that the front was still too strong, which is not what you need when i”