17:00
Chequered flag
Top 10: Norris, Leclerc, Hamilton, Piastri, Verstappen, Antonelli, Stroll, Russell, Hadjar and Lawson.
Lewis Hamilton
2025 F1 British Grand Prix - Friday Practice - As it happened
A recap of what happened in F1 practice at the British Grand Prix
04 Jul 2025
17:04
That's a wrap
Keep across Crash.net for the best reaction to practice as we look ahead to qualifying.
16:55
Tyre deg for Hamilton
Hamilton reports on team radio: "I got massive graining mate. Anyone else have as much deg as me?"
16:54
Into the final 10 minutes
Top 10: Norris, Leclerc, Hamilton, Piastri, Verstappen, Antonelli, Stroll, Russell, Hadjar and Lawson.
16:50
Recent race laps
Norris: 1m31.7s
Leclerc: 1m31.6s
Verstappen: 1m31.4s.
16:47
Into the race simulations
With the soft tyre runs now out of the way, it's time for the race simulations.
16:40
20 minutes on the clock
Top 10: Norris, Leclerc, Hamilton, Piastri, Verstappen, Antonelli, Stroll, Russell, Hadjar and Lawson.
16:39
Verstappen improves
Verstappen slots into fifth now, 0.498s off Norris' top time.
16:36
Leclerc improves
Leclerc improves to second-fastest, a couple of tenths off Norris' top time.
16:35
Hamilton into second
He slots into second, 0.301s off Norris' top time.
16:32
Big time from Norris
Norris goes nearly 0.4s ahead of Leclerc with a 1m25.816s.
16:30
Leclerc improve
Leclerc returns to the top of the order on the softs with a 1m26.202s, 0.181s ahead of Antonelli.
Piastri has just gone fastest in the first sector.
16:26
Merc 1-2
The two Mercedes drivers are now out there on the softs. A 1m26.383s for Antonelli, 0.1s ahead of Russell.
16:24
Ferrari 1-2
First run done on the Mediums đĄ itâs a good start! @LewisHamilton - P1@Charles_Leclerc - P2 pic.twitter.com/cD9CCn47cZ
â Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 4, 2025
16:21
Hamilton improves
Hamilton sets a 1m26.592s to extend his advantage over Leclerc to 0.295s.
16:19
Leclerc goes fastest
Leclerc makes it a Ferrari 1-2, 0.015s between him and Hamilton. Ferrari's strong weekend continues.
16:18
A spin for Sainz
Sainz spins on the exit of Woodcote. No damage done, though.
16:16
Piastri goes into second
0.010s between Hamilton and Piastri at the top of the timesheets.
16:12
Another good time from Hamilton
He improves to a 1m26.902s, 0.1s ahead of Hadjar, who's put in a strong lap.
16:10
Order after 10 minutes
Piastri, Hamilton, Verstappen, Leclerc, Norris, Antonelli, Lawson, Albon, Russell and Hadjar.
16:08
Verstappen
Verstappen splits the two Ferraris to go second-fastest, 0.059s off Hamilton.
16:05
Hamilton goes fastest
Hamilton gets to work with a 1m27.280s, 0.2s ahead of Leclerc.
16:04
First times on the board
A 1m28.063s, less than a tenth ahead of Piastri.
16:01
FP2 is underway
Second practice at Silverstone is now underway.
15:45
A strong start to the weekend for Ferrari
It was Hamilton who set the pace in first practice. The seven-time world champion has won at Silverstone nine times. Could he make it 10 wins this weekend?
