First free practice at the British GP with a lot of test work for Alonso. The Aston Martin also premieres details on the front wing. The Asturian was the fourth fastest in the morning (at 0.688) at Silverstone behind the two Red Bulls, which is not news, and Albon’s Williams. He led Verstappen by almost half a second over Checo Pérez and the Thai. In any case, the laps of Mercedes with the soft tire were missing, so the ‘favourite’ among the second step has not yet shown his full potential. Hamilton was 12th and Russell 14th. The best times of him, with the average rubber.
Sainz was seventh, behind Leclerc and Ocon, although his laps came earlier in the session. In any case, Silverstone does not seem like the best circuit for a Ferrari that does not quite stand out in fast corners and is also too sensitive to the wind. For now the weather is good, but for Saturday and Sunday the skies are expected to cloud over and there is even a threat of rain. The forecast gives an 80% chance of water during Free Practice 3 which is reduced to 40% for qualifying and the race.