Lewis Hamilton sixth as Nico Rosberg takes British GP pole

Hamilton was fastest with seconds remaining but erred in aborting his final lap and slipped down the field

"These conditions are always tricky and the first run in Q3 sector three was down because it was wet, but in the last run the final sector was quicker because it has dried quite a bit."It was the fourth race in a row in which Hamilton has made a mistake of one kind or another in qualifying and the errors are costing him dearly in the championship.

Williams and Ferrari also badly misjudged the ever-changing weather conditions, missing the brief window of driest running in the first part of qualifying before rain returned.

reference: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/28176354
Author:Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Silverstone