Hamilton “fighting for the front row” until final lap in British GP qualifying

The Mercedes driver ended qualifying in fifth place for his home race despite posting earlier lap times which kept him in the battle for the front row, having briefly held second place in Q3.

But Hamilton conceded he lost out when he backed off during his penultimate lap in Q3 to charge his battery, only for the rain to intensify on his last lap.

“In the rain we were fighting for the front row and it was all the way up to the second to last lap we were up, but I was asked…