Even though the intermediate tyre was not designed to cope with aquaplaning situations, it coped very well with the conditions today, allowing the drivers to reach nearly 300kph.
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We're pleased to be on the front row with Checo up there on the second row, in a session like that, it's a good place to be.
It's very satisfying to come away with pole position and third place in the difficult conditions we faced in today's qualifying.
Unfortunately, some car damage meant that Nicky couldn't set a competitive lap time in Q3.
We know how strong our car is in the race and we expect to make up some ground tomorrow, especially if it's dry. The objective is to put both cars in the points once again.
Today's press conference with Mike Elliot, Andreas Seidl, Guenther Steiner, Jost Capito, Christian Horner and Otmar Szafnauer.
We're disappointed with the final positions as we were closer to the front in the first and second session but ultimately we didn't get the laps together when the conditions were at their best.
We feel slightly disappointed as, not only do we have two drivers who relish wet weather, but also a race car that has proved in the past to be competitive in the rain like we saw in Canada two weeks ago.
It's fair to say that this weekend has been a difficult one up until now, with neither car looking strong.
In difficult conditions, which saw Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc both make mistakes, Silverstone sees Carlos Sainz claims a popular maiden F1 pole position.
Max Verstappen leaves his rivals in the shade as he finally shows what the Red Bull can do, leaving Charles Leclerc and the rest almost 0.5s behind.