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Whether it was luck or judgement, Red Bull's aggressive tyre gamble pays off as Verstappen extends his championship lead at a track that traditionally favours the Mercedes.
Toto Wolff has revealed that his team was forced to compromise performance in order for the W12 to handle COTA's notorious bumps.
Much to the disappointment of some sections of the media, the title protagonists promise a clean start at COTA, insisting that despite the "fun and games" they're "professionals".
Aware of the massive step forward taken by Red Bull overnight, Lewis Hamilton gave qualifying his best shot, but it was not to be.
Admitting that he thought he was on the cusp of his maiden F1 pole, Sergio Perez says: "I felt like this could be my day."
Christian Horner has admitted that the team is perplexed by the cause of the crack to Max Verstappen's rear wing.
Today's post-qualifying press conference with Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez.
P7 and P8 for us today is a solid result - just not quite enough to get ahead of the two Ferraris.
Tomorrow we can expect the race to be very tough on the drivers and the cars with very high temperatures expected, which will have an effect on tyre management, as the track surface is in any case very abrasive.
Managing the softs to avoid overheating - especially at the rear - is crucial in these warm conditions, and this makes the medium and the hard the key choices for the race.
It's the first non-Mercedes pole here in the hybrid era and the first time we've had two cars against one, so another milestone for us.
Today's qualifying was a frustrating one for both our drivers, we will look at our options this evening before we decide on how best to approach tomorrow's race.