ESPN rounds up the main talking points from qualifying for the British Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton claimed provisional pole position ahead of the Ferrari drivers.
Shock: Fernando Alonso topping Q1 prompted cheers and applause in the Silverstone media centre and grandstands. The Spaniard had made a late gamble for slick tyres as the rain eased off in the closing minutes, but appeared to have left himself too much to do with around 1:40m to go as he left the pit lane.
However, the mother of all out-laps followed and Alonso crossed the line with a fraction of a second left and set about setting personal best sectors.