Naël and Sharp Complete Top Three
Campos Racing driver Théophile Naël secured the second position after managing his pace to avoid exceeding track boundaries during his final flying lap.
"Yeah, it was on the edge. But to be honest, I kept it easy because the two first runs, I did track limits.
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So yeah, my last lap was fast, but clean at the same time," Naël said.
Naël acknowledged that he left some potential lap time on the table during certain sectors to guarantee a valid qualifying attempt.
"T3, the first sector and a bit on the last sector, but I took it easy to avoid track limits," he added.
The second-place finisher credited his team for adjusting the car setup to handle the shifting environmental factors effectively.
"Like Freddie said, the wind changed a lot. So all the references had to change as well.
But I mean, the car was really good in Free practice," Naël said.
PREMA Racing driver Louis Sharp completed the top three, marking a personal best qualifying performance after previous struggles this season.
"I’m really happy to convert.
I think so far this year, qualifying has been a bit of a challenge for us," Sharp said.
Sharp emphasized the difficulty of dealing with sudden gusts of wind across the highly exposed British circuit layout.
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"This track is quite open, so it can be quite gusty as well. So even from lap to lap, sometimes you can have big differences," he said.
