Silverstone: Lewis Hamilton seized pole position on home soil, much to the delight of his cheering fans, by narrowly beating teammate Nico Rosberg in qualifying for today's British Grand Prix.


A fan takes a selfie with Lewis Hamilton after he clinches pole position at the British Grand Prix qualifying in Silverstone on Saturday. Pic/AFP 

Hamilton lapped the 5.8 kilometer-long Silverstone circuit in one minute 32.248 seconds to take his 46th career pole, beating Rosberg by just a tenth of a second. Williams driver Felipe Massa was third.