with Lewis Hamilton on sprint pole ahead of Kimi Antonelli<\/a>, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, George Russell, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.<\/p>\nDespite the challenge ahead in the sprint, Lawson was encouraged by the consistency Racing Bulls has found after another clean run through qualifying.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah it\u2019s good. Cars really good. It\u2019s been good all day. We\u2019ve honestly barely changed anything,\u201d Lawson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo that\u2019s been something that\u2019s been really good for us recently. We\u2019ve come to these weekends and been quite aggressive and it\u2019s been working.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a good starting position for tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawson had earlier shown strong pace in SQ2, finishing fourth in that segment before slipping behind the leading four teams when the final runs played out in SQ3.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old said one of the bigger challenges at Silverstone had been managing energy deployment, with drivers needing enough battery to prepare the tyres while also leaving enough available for the lap.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely tough. It wasn\u2019t super warm today so you actually need the energy to put the temperature in the tyres,\u201d Lawson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you can\u2019t obviously spend too much of it because you don\u2019t have enough to start your lap.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then through your lap as well, as we\u2019re getting faster we\u2019re just running out of energy.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it\u2019s been very different here compared to some of the tracks previously. But I think for our sake, the team\u2019s done a great job. And we\u2019ve been in a good place today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lindblad completed a strong day for Racing Bulls by reaching SQ3 and qualifying 10th, although the British rookie was less satisfied with his own performance in the final part of the session.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team have done a really good job. Again two cars in Q3 was really good,\u201d Lindblad said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor myself, it\u2019s not been the easiest day. We had a few issues with the deployment in Q1. And we just managed to get it fixed for Q2.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt still wasn\u2019t perfect, but it was good enough. And then in Q3 I don\u2019t know. I just wasn\u2019t very quick. So I need to understand why.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt felt quite different to what I was expecting. Wasn\u2019t really that much more grip. Just need to look into why.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think for myself it\u2019s been an okay day. But the team have done a good job to help us out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Like Lawson, Lindblad was realistic about Racing Bulls\u2019 chances of fighting the cars ahead in the sprint, suggesting the race could be more valuable as preparation for Sunday\u2019s grand prix.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor us, I\u2019m not sure. I mean realistically I don\u2019t think we\u2019re really going to be fighting the guys in front,\u201d Lindblad said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn quali we can be somewhat close, but they do have a pace advantage. They\u2019re always much better in the race.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I don\u2019t think we\u2019re going to be really fighting much further forward. I think it\u2019s going to be very much about learning about what this car is like in the race for Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd obviously trying to do a good race.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s British Grand Prix Sprint is scheduled for 12pm local time (9pm AEST).<\/p>\n
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