The Ferrari driv❀er snatched pole away from Max Verstappen in treacherous conditions at a sodden Silverstone with a stunning lap to top qualifying for the first time in his F1 career.&nbs💙p;

Verstappen had looked the favourite for pole after setting the pace in the opening two sessions of qualifying before Sainz pipped him by just 0.072🐼s at the end of Q3.

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Sainz sounded shocked when he was informed of his pole, saying over team radio: “No way! Holy s***! I didn't expect that one. 🎶I felt terrible out there! How did I do P1?”

His racཧe engineer responded: “You kept it together, like a smooth operat🙈or.”

Speaking after qualifying, Sainz said his Q3 laps did�💛� not feel “amazing” and described his maiden pole as an “emotional” moment for him. 

“Honestly I had no idea where I was going to qualify because the c💙onditions were so changeable that I didn’t even know what was the lap time to beat in Q3,” Sainz exp๊lained. 

“I didn’t know what lap time I had෴ to do on that lap to go pole. It didn’t feel amazing because I did a small mistake in Turn 3 which threw me out of line into Turn 4. Then I remember going through the high speed and thinking ‘maybe I should’ve pushed a bit more’. 

“Then running out of battery into 15 and 16, I said ‘I have the lap on the board, through 🦄the corners it’s not bad but missing the battery and everything in the last straights, I was convinced that it was not going to be enough. 

“But then it turned out to be enough and I wไas pretty happy to hear that. That’s what I meant with the lap wasn’t perfect, because of these couple of things. 

“In the end, in these conditions a lot of the times it’s about putti൲ng it together, putting a decent lap on the board, not the most optimal, perfect lap of your life.”

And Sainz said he is looking forwaꦡrd to he🌺ad the F1 grid for the first time in his career on Sunday. 

“[I feel] good, the formation lap will fe🅺el great in the Ferrari,” he added. “It’s the first time I will do it [in F1]. I think I haven’t forgot si💎nce I led a formation lap in World Series by Renault. 

“I think I’ve l𓃲ed a couple of races in F1, I think it was Portimao and it felt great. That’s the target, to do it again.” 

Leclerc ‘disappointed’ with third 

Sainz’s Ferrari teammate Charles Lec⭕lerc ended up third and three-🍃tenths down after a costly spin on his final lap of Q3. 

"I am disappointed but happy for Carlos,” he said. “I knew the last l𝔍ap was when I had to put everything together - butꦉ I didn’t. So I don’t deserve pole.

“P3 is still a good position an🌠d hopefully, if I put everything together, I can come back. The pace is there. If we have a clean race, it should go well.

“Tyre ❀management? The strategy is mixed between one and two stops. Hopefully we make the rꦿight choice.”