That was a great (even if ultimately futile) run by Alonso at the end of Q1. Couldn't have timed that any closer. The fans, team, and Alonso himself obviously loved it.

But, wow, what a lap from Hamilton. I guess he redeemed himself with the British fans for skipping the F1 Live event with that performance. Ties Jim Clark for poles at a British Grand Prix and only one shy of Michael's record for career poles.

Also I guess Kimi had an answer for Sergio Machionne.

All to play for tomorrow, though. Let's see if Valtteri has better luck with the harder tyre compound strategy... just about anything could happen.