Motor racing-Hamilton says McLaren's pace is a wake-up call

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - July 6, 2023 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton during the press conference REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - McLaren's pace in British Grand Prix qualifying is another wake-up call for Mercedes as they struggle for performance, seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton warned on Saturday.

Britain's Lando Norris qualified a stunning second and Australian rookie team mate Oscar Piastri third in a revised car and on a drying Silverstone track, with Mercedes's George Russell and Hamilton sixth and seventh.