British GP: Solid Start but Still Work To Do

The third and final leg of the triple-header takes the Team to Silverstone, just a few miles from the team's factories in Brackley and Brixworth.

We have a few small updates for Silverstone to build on the momentum of the past races. These include a trimmed front wing flap, a reprofiled flap on the rear wing and a smaller front brake duct inlet and exit.

A dry track, sunshine and slightly higher temperatures than in the morning greeted the drivers at the start of FP2 at Silverstone. However, the weather radar indicated an increasing chance of rain for the end of the session, with the majority of teams pulling their Soft tyre runs forward.

Both Lewis and George opened the session on fresh Medium tyres and completed shorter runs. George was not as satisfied with the car's balance as he had been in FP1, but gusting winds across the track made for tricky driving.

At the end of the session, we focussed on longer runs before the rain set in in the final minutes of FP2. Both drivers were able to complete a decent number of laps before it started to rain - Lewis finished P6, George in P10.

The drivers and engineers will now study the data overnight and fine-tune the set-ups in order to optimise it for FP3 and the subsequent Qualifying and Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton

The car felt generally good today. We’re still a little bit behind the ultimate pace at the front but today was encouraging. I don’t think the times are fully representative of where our speed was, but nevertheless, we know we’ve got work to do tonight. We will therefore do what we can to try and find more performance and hopefully that can get us a little closer to those ahead.

It is always great to be here at Silverstone. The size of the crowd seems to grow every year and it was awesome to see all their support. Hopefully we can give them something to cheer about over the rest of the weekend.

Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director

We got off to a decent start with both cars in FP1. The balance around the lap was reasonably good and both drivers were relatively happy. With the first session being interrupted by a red flag, we didn't manage as much long run work as we hoped for, but it seemed that we had the car in a decent place.

For FP2, the wind picked up a little and overall, the car was a bit less stable. It's good to highlight these issues today though whilst we can still work on the setup. We've got some work planned overnight to try and understand the balance issues a bit further. We are optimistic that we can make progress and with that, we should find a bit more pace for the rest of the weekend.