F1 British GP live: Practice updates, schedule and qualifying start time for Silverstone

Formula One boss Stefano Domenicali said he expects the British Grand Prix to be on the calendar “forever” ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday.

Domenicali, and at least a quarter of the grid’s 20 drivers – including British rookie Ollie Bearman and former Ferrari man Carlos Sainz – will be hosted by Starmer in a Downing Street reception ahead of this weekend’s race at Silverstone.

Here, ahead of his home race, the Mercedes driver takes the PA news agency on a lap of Silverstone:

Lando Norris says he doesn’t feel any extra pressure racing at Silverstone in his home Grand Prix.

“For me, it is not more pressure,” he revealed.

“Of course, it is the place I want to win more than anywhere else. It puts a smile on my face when I wake up there every day, and it distracts me in a good way.

“There is pressure in every race and I cannot put myself under any more pressure than I do.

“So, it is something to look forward to, to enjoy every lap, enjoy the experience, and to have so many of my fans in my own grandstand cheering me on.

“I am very excited. I would want it to come now. But I need a good sleep first.”

Norris will head to his home race at Silverstone in a week’s time a driver reborn after he came out on top of his thrilling wheel-to-wheel duel with McLaren team-mate Piastri in the Styrian mountains.

After all, this was the seven-time F1 world champion moving to the fabled Ferrari. A driver in need of rejuvenation after three years of frustration at Mercedes was joining a team seemingly on the up, having come within a whisker of last year’s constructors’ title. Everything seemed perfectly aligned. With the whole world watching, what could possibly go wrong?

Arvid Lindblad at Red Bull and Sauber’s Paul Aron give thanks to their respective teams for the chance to drive at Silverstone.

The two rookies finished 14th and 16th respectively and will be replaced by the main drives Yuki Tsunoda and Nico Hulkenberg for FP2.

11. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

13. Carlos Sainz (Williams)

14. Arvid Lindblad (Red Bull)

16. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)

18. Oliver Bearman (Haas)

19. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

20. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)

Here’s the top 10 from FP1:

1. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 1:26.892

2. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.023

3. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.150

4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.203

5. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.271

6. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) +0.325

7. Alex Albon (Williams) +0.412

8. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +0.459

9. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.475

10. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.540

This is the first time Lewis Hamilton has been the fastest in a practice session this season.

The British Grand Prix is well underway now with FP2 getting started at 4pm this afternoon.

Can Hamilton replicate his pace from FP1?

Exceptional stuff from the British veteran who gives the home crowd something to celebrate at the start of the weekend.

His Ferrari is the fastest car in FP1 with a soft tyre lap time of 1:26.892.

Lando Norris takes second place, +0.023 seconds behind Hamilton, with Oscar Piastri third.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc takes fourth and George Russell of Mercedes fifth.