Heavy rain has f🎐orced the British Grand Prix stewards to red flag Q2, with just over six minutes to go.

The decision was taken after a number of drivers had high-speed moments a✃nd aquaplaned off, including Fernando Alonso, Feliꦇpe Massa and Michael Schumacher.

Prior to the red flags, Sauber's Sergio Perez had been quickest on a 1 minute 59.092 seconds, with Lewis Hamilton second in his McLaren🤪 and Mercedes man Nico Rꦡosberg third. Jean-Eric Vergne and Nico Hulkenberg were fourth and fifth, with Kamui Kobayashi, Kimi Raikkonen, Mark Webber, Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel in positions six through to ten.

In the drop zone were b𝄹o🦂th Ferraris and also Schumacher. Bruno Senna had yet to set a time.

Senna's team-ma☂te, Pastor Maldonado was just on the wrong side of the cut-off in P11, ahead of Paul di Resta and Romain Grosjean.

Qualifying will now be re-started at 15.07 hours l♛ocal time - a stopꦇpage of over 90 minutes.