Motor racing-Verstappen wins Silverstone Sprint for British GP pole

Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - July 17, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen during sprint qualifying REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) -Max Verstappen took pole position for the British Grand Prix and made Formula One history by winning the sport's first Saturday sprint race to stretch his lead over Lewis Hamilton to 33 points.

Seven-times world champion Hamilton will start alongside his Dutch rival in Sunday's grand prix after finishing second for Mercedes in a 17-lap qualifying race that lasted just over half an hour.