Fernando Alonso was lamenting the loss of track time on Friday, caused by rain starting to fall at Silverstone just minutes before the start of first practice for the British Grand Prix. It meant that there was very limited running with only ten of the 20 drivers setting any sort of representative lap time in the hour-long session, and just one able to switch from inters and slicks before an early red flag finish. With many teams rolling out significant upgrades this weekend, everyone was under pressure to get their new parts bedded in during the dry second session, which saw Alonso finish sixth fastest. Read also: Sainz fastest, Hamilton and Norris quick in Silverstone second practice...
Full Story »