How Verstappen and Red Bull 'cooked' their way from the midfield to pole at Silverstone

Is it Verstappen's Senna-like skills to overturn a nightmare weekend and poise himself to take a surprising result? Could it be Red Bull's premiered floor upgrade? Or perhaps a mix of both?

"I'm not sure of course how much it did, but for sure it brought something," said the Dutchman referring to the the updated floor to media including GPblog after qualifying.

However, those are not all the factors that helped Verstappen clinch pole for Sunday's race. The Red Bull garage decided to trim downforce overnight, giving the Dutchman a strategical superiority down the straights.

However, the lack of downforce, makes the car more difficult to manage through the fast sections, which Silverstone has a number of, nevertheless Vertappen is happy with the overall balance and looks forward to the race.