Latifi has endured a torrid 2022 F1 campaign with the Can𝔍adian rumoured to be on his 🅷way out of Williams at the end of the year in favour of Alpine junior and reigning F2 champion Oscar Piastri.

After making respectable progress at the end of last year, Latifi appeared to have taken a step back in terms of performance, up until this week▨end’s British GP.

With a series of﷽ crashes and underwhelming weekends, juxtaposed to Alexander Albon’s fantastic run of results, Latifi’s future in the sport is 🐠inevitably being questioned.

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The 27-year-old put in his best performance of the season, making Q3, while at🦩🌟 the front Carlos Sainz scored the first pole position of his F1 career.

Sainz made the most of Max Verstappen’s misfortune, who was forced to back off due to yellow flags, to claim top spot on the grid for Sunday’s rဣace.

Here’s who d☂elivered in Silverstone F1 qualifying…

Nicholas Latifi

Latifi was t🏅he clear star of qualiꦯfying as he qualified inside the top 10 for the first time in his F1 career.

It will equal his join-best grid position after starti𓂃ng 10th at the cut-short 2021 Belgian Grand Prix.

It was a remarkable performance from Laᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚtifi, not only because of his struggles this year, but because he wasn’t ⭕running the upgraded Williams package. 

Williams have introduced t❀heir major upgrade package for this weekend but only have one set of part♋s available.

Due to Albon being ahead in the champ♔ionship, he got the upg🐬rades while Latifi will get them in France.

Latifi progressed into Q2 at his teammate’s exp🀅ense before getting into Q3 thanks to a timely rain shower which meant the likes of Pierre Gasly and Valtteri Bottas couldn’t improve.&𒁃nbsp;

He’s likely to fall b𒉰ack down the order in the race but a day to savour.

Carlos Sainz

It’s been a lon𓆏g wait for Sainz but he’s finally scored the first pole position of his career after 150 grands prix.

After a difficul𝓡t start to the year, Sainz is growing in confidence after nearly winning in Monaco and Canada.

He’s🍃 still yet to stand on the top step of the podium in his career so Sunday could🎀 be the day that the Spaniard takes his first victory.

Lando Norris

Norris continues t💯o get the ✅most out of McLaren’s 2022 challenger with yet another top 10 qualifying performance.

Sixth on the grid means hꦉe’s the second-highest placed British driver after Lewis Hamilton but ahead of good friend, George Russell.

There’s no doubt that Norris ꦆis capable of🎀 challenging for regular wins and pole positions, McLaren have to give him the car to do so. 

Given McLaren’s struggles this year, the main reason thaཧt they are ahead of Alpine and Alfa Romeo iജs Norris’ fine form.

Guanyu Zhou

The Chinese rookie once again impressed in qualifying, out-qualifying more experienced teammate Valtteri Bottas for the third consecutiꦚve we🌳ekend.

It seems that Zhou thrives in the wet conditions as he progressed into Q3 at the last race i⛦n Canada.

While Bottas’ wet qualif🌞ying record with Mercedes was lacklustre at best, Zhou deserves credit for his improved form.

Good news for Alfa Rome💖o in their battle with McLaren and Alpine for fourth in the standings.

Here’s who had a difficult day in F1 qualifying…

Charles Leclerc

By his oﷺwn high standards, it was an off day for Leclerc at ൩the British Grand Prix.

With his teammateജ on pole, Leclerc will surely see it as a missed opportunity.&n🤪bsp;

He looked like he was💜 going to be Verstappen’s nearest challenger throughout q🅘ualifying but a spin onto Chapel ended his chances of a first-ever pole at Silverstone.

His error did cost Verstappen pole though as heౠ was 🤪forced to back off due to the resulting yellow flags.

Daniel Ricciardo

There waꦕs a sense 🔯of deja vu down at McLaren with Norris flourishing and Ricciardo floundering.

The Australian narrowly made it out of Q1 and struggled to get a lap together in Q2, 2.5s off his tea꧅mmate’s pace before the heavy rain shower.

Norris is cꦫlearly performing at the peak of his powers but there doesn’t seem to be any signs of recovery.

Lance Stroll

Fina▨lly, Stroll’s miserable 2022 campaign continued with yet another Q1 exit.

While Aston Martin did see both of their cars eᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚliminated, Str🤡oll was 0.8s off teammate Sebastian Vettel with the sizable gap between the pair a recurring theme in recent rounds. 

Like his fellow Canadian, Stroll has taken a step back this year and surely hi💧s father - Lawrence Stroll, who owns Aston Martin - will have to consider his future for next year if things don’t improve.