Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing FW45. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 11, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England,
Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing FW45. Formula 1 World Championship,…

How Friday practice for the 2023 F1 British Grand Prix unfolded

07 Jul 2023
09:40
Verstappen goes fastest

Test test test

17:11
That's a wrap

Friday at Silverstone is done and dusted.

Keep across Crash.net for all of the news and paddock reaction!

17:09
FP2 results

Second practice results can be found here...

Pierre Gasly (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523 and Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 11,
Pierre Gasly (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523 and Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1…

17:05
Chequered flag

Verstappen on top ahead of Sainz, Albon, Perez, Sargeant, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Gasly, Piastri and Alonso.

17:02
Sainz radio

Sainz is told: "Hamilton pace on the soft is 33.6 and 34.3."

Sainz replies: "That is fast."

16:56
Into the final 10 minutes

Verstappen has switched to the mediums for some race running.

Hard to get a read of the rest of the race simulations with Ocon and Norris lapping quicker than Sainz and Perez - which is not what you'd expect.

16:50
FP2 shots

Zhou Guanyu (CHN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C43. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 11, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England,
Zhou Guanyu (CHN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C43. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…

16:47
Current order

Verstappen, Sainz, Albon, Perez, Sargeant, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Gasly, Piastri, Alonso, Zhou, Russell, Ocon, Norris, Hamilton, Bottas, Magnussen, Tsunoda, de Vries and Leclerc.

16:44
Zhou improves

A late improvement from Zhou, who still is doing some qualifying simulations.

He's up to 11th ahead of Russell - so a good lap from the Alfa man.

16:41
Leclerc

Looks like Leclerc is out of FP2 - with no laps on the board. 

16:38
Order after Q runs

Verstappen, Sainz, Albon, Perez, Sargeant, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Gasly, Piastri and Alonso.

16:35
Hamilton only 11th

On the soft tyre, Hamilton only manages 11th. Not good news for the British fans.

16:31
Williams are cooking

Third and fifth for Williams now - impressive pace.

16:27
Verstappen goes clear on the softs

Time for the quali runs as Hamilton returns to top spot.

16:23
Current order after 20 minutes

Sainz, Perez, Verstappen, Piastri, Hamilton, Gasly, Norris, Tsunoda, Albon and Ocon.

16:18
Good lap from Sainz

He puts 0.3s between him and Perez at the top.

16:15
Hamilton

After a slow start to the session, Hamilton goes third in the Mercedes. 

He's 0.455s off Verstappen after setting the best final sector of anyone so far.

16:14
Hamilton struggling

No representative lap on the board for Hamilton yet. He's 2.0s down on Verstappen currently.

16:13
Current top 10

Verstappen, Piastri, Perez, Ocon, Gasly, Alonso, Sainz, Norris, Tsunoda and Russell.

16:10
More Verstappen domination

He goes 0.4s clear of his teammate at the top.

16:10
Leclerc

Ferrari have confirmed to us that Leclerc has an electrical issue. They are trying to fix it now.

16:09
Piastri sets the pace

A 1m30.027s for the McLaren driver - a tenth clear of Ocon.

16:07
Busy start to FP2

Only Leclerc, Magnussen and Hamilton are still in the pit lane.

16:06
Busy start to FP2

Only Leclerc, Magnussen and Hamilton are still in the pit lane.

16:05
FP2 is now underway

After a quick barrier repair, FP2 is now underway at Silverstone.

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