Tony Fernandes is thrilled with the amount of support from the mass crowds in England this weekend as he hopes to witness the first double Lotus finish since the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The Tune Group entrepreneur discussed both this and more with GPUpdate.net’s Ivo Pakvis in the Silverstone paddock on Friday.

Nick Wirth was delighted with the downforce levels produced by the two Virgin Racing cars on Friday as the team prepares for its first ever home Grand Prix this weekend. With second practice having signalled the end of the on-track action today, Lucas di Grassi and Timo Glock finished 20th and 21st quickest.

Following various complaints from drivers following their track inspections at Silverstone on Thursday, officials have taken to the circuit in Northamptonshire in order to modified raised rumble strips for this year’s race.

Although there were mixed views on the Silverstone Arena circuit following three hours of practice on Friday, Sebastian Vettel shared his positive feedback on the changed track following a day which featured a dramatic spin for the German.

Robert Kubica and Renault are likely to revert to their previous specification of front wing after trialling a new version at Silverstone on Friday. As the Pole finished the day eleventh on the timesheets, it was Russian team-mate Vitaly Petrov who set the quickest pace for Enstone as he wound up in seventh place.

Williams has confirmed that its blown diffuser, which was debuted in Friday’s first two practice sessions at Silverstone, will remain on the cars of Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hülkenberg. The Brazilian-German pairing finished the day in strong 10th and 12th positions at the modified English track.

British drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button acknowledge their updated McLaren has not delivered what they expected so far.

Championship leader Esteban Gutiérrez set the pace on Friday as the usual half-hour practice session was staged at a new-look Silverstone. Although the Mexican’s ART finished quickest, things look promising for the local talent as the four British drivers fill positions second to fifth.

Virgin looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its driver finished 21st and 22nd overall

British GP: Friday Press Conference

Silverstone - Qualifying Quotes

Bridgestone's soft tyre took Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber to the fastest time of the day at the new configuration Silverstone circuit.

Red Bull looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its driver finished 1st and 3rd overall

Esteban Gutierrez continued his top form today claiming the number one spot in an eventful free practice session at Silverstone Circuit and denying James Jakes at his home track.

Lotus looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its driver finished 20th, 25th and 26th overall

Hispania looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its driver finished 23rd and 24th overall

McLaren looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its driver finished 6th and 13th overall

Williams looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its driver finished 11th and 12th overall

Ferrari looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its driver finished 2nd and 4th overall

GP3: Silverstone - Practice Times

Mercedes looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its driver finished 5th and 7th overall

Force India looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its driver finished 10th, 15th and 18th overall

As Sakon Yamamoto turned 28 on Friday, the Japanese driver took over in Bruno Senna's cockpit after a last-minute change to replace the Brazilian at Hispania. While Jarno Trulli and Lotus suffered from problems, the second Japanese driver in the field finished 23rd quickest.

Renault looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its driver finished 8th and 9th overall

Fernando Alonso expects Red Bull Racing to pick up where they left off at Silverstone last year by claiming pole position in tomorrow's qualifying session at Silverstone. With Mark Webber having set the final pace in Friday's second practice session, the Spaniard's Ferrari was able to separate the Red Bulls of the Australian and Germany's Sebastian Vettel.

Jaypee Sports International (JPSI) has agreed to a partnership with Hispania Racing's Karun Chandhok starting with this week's British Grand Prix.

Sauber looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its driver finished 14th and 17th overall

Michael Schumacher set the unenviable statistic of becoming the first Formula 1 driver to spin on the Silverstone Arena circuit on Friday en route to finishing the day of practice sixth quickest for Mercedes GP, half a second down on team-mate Nico Rosberg. The 7-time World Champion now expects driver talks regarding the dramatic Abbey Curve.

Silverstone - Qualifying Times

Friday brought with it a tough challenge for Pedro de la Rosa as the Catalan driver attempted to dial out understeer on the Silverstone Arena circuit. As most cars suffered from off-track moments, the Sauber finished the day 17th on the timesheets.

Toro Rosso looks back at today's free practice sessions in which its driver finished 16th and 19th overall

Lewis Hamilton was generally pleased with McLaren's Silverstone performance on Friday, suggesting that the Woking team was running with high fuel levels in second practice. However, the 2008 Silverstone winner suffered a number of off-track moments at Silverstone.

While nobody appears willing to reveal why Bruno Senna has been dropped for this weekend's British Grand Prix, Hispania has issued a statement announcing that the Brazilian will be back in the car for the remainder of the season.

Although championship leader Pastor Maldonado led the practice session at Silverstone on Friday morning, ART's Jules Bianchi has managed to claim pole position ahead of the Feature Race on Saturday afternoon. The Frenchman will line up alongside the Rapax, with an all-Racing Engineering second row ahead of Englishmen Oliver Turvey and Sam Bird on their first home GP2 weekend.

British GP: Friday Free 2 - Times

Mark Webber sets the pace in today's second practice session, ahead of Alonso, Vettel, Massa, Rosberg, Schumacher, Petrov, Hamilton, Sutil and Barrichello.

Toro Rosso pairing Sébastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari were content with their ultimate potential on Friday as Toro Rosso took to the Silverstone Arena circuit for the first time. Whereas others suffered spins and off-track moments, the pair stayed generally out of trouble.

Bruno Senna will continue to drive for Hispania for the rest of the 2010 season despite being left out for this weekend's British Grand Prix.

Mark Webber suspects that McLaren's pace in second Friday practice was not genuine at Silverstone on Friday. As the Australian topped the timesheets with a leading lap time of 1:31.235, Lewis Hamilton was McLaren's leader in eighth.

After Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel set the pace in the opening free practice session at Silverstone on Friday morning, team-mate Mark Webber led the way in the afternoon as Fernando Alonso split the two blue cars on the timesheets. With the two Mercedes in the top six, Lewis Hamilton's leading McLaren was eighth after suffering a number of off-track excursions.

Hispania Racing has confirmed that reserve driver Sakon Yamamoto will only remain in action for this weekend's British Grand Prix, with regular pilot Bruno Senna then returning from the Hockenheim onwards.

Silverstone - Practice Times

Championship leaders Pastor Maldonado and Rapax topped the timesheets as the regular half-hour practice session was held at Silverstone at the start of Friday afternoon.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel headed McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in first practice for the British Grand Prix.

World Series by Renault drivers Esteban Guerrieri and Jake Rosenzweig are set to take part in this weekend's Auto GP rounds at Magny-Cours.

British GP: Friday Free 1 - Times

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel is quickest in the opening practice session for the British GP, ahead of Hamilton, Kubica, Webber, Sutil, Rosberg, Hulkenberg, Button, Schumacher and Barrichello.

Paul di Resta's outing at Silverstone saw the Scot finish first practice 14th quickest on Friday morning, just under a tenth of a second behind Fernando Alonso's Ferrari. The Uphall, West Lothian man was pleased to have driven in front of a selection of family members.

The logos of the Prince's Trust have appeared on the headrests of the Williams cars for the British Grand Prix this weekend. The connection with the charity comes courtesy of team title sponsor AT&T.

Lotus Racing has confirmed a new partnership with Dell, which becomes an Official Technical Supplier. The American IT company will now provide equipment and support to the Norfolk-based outfit, both at its Hingham base and at circuits.

The Red Bull of 2009 race winner Sebastian Vettel led the way as the first practice session took place at Silverstone on Friday morning. The German finished three tenths of a second ahead of Lewis Hamilton's McLaren although a number of drivers struggled to get to grips with the rapid new Abbey Curve.

Rubens Barrichello will be appearing on popular motoring television show Top Gear this Sunday as the latest 'Star in a Reasonably Priced Car'. The Brazilian Williams driver will be hoping to better the lap times already set by a number of fellow Formula 1 personalities.

Practice is about to begin at Silverstone ahead of what could be a defining weekend at the British Grand Prix.

Just minutes after Ducati sent out a press release confirming that Casey Stoner would part company with the team at the end of the current season, Repsol Honda has revealed that the Australian will be joining the squad for at least one year.

Ducati has confirmed that it will be parting company with Casey Stoner at the end of the current season. The Australian joined the Italian squad at the start of 2007, a year which saw the combination race to the championship crown.

Dreyer & Reinbold has confirmed that, following the upcoming Canadian races, J.R. Hildebrand will step into Mike Conway’s accident for the following two events at Mid-Ohio and Sonoma. The pair of races will mark the American’s first in the IndyCar Series.

The Red Bull Racing cars of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber will be sporting ‘Amazing Thailand’ logos at the British Grand Prix over the weekend, starting with the first free practice session on Friday morning.

The Red Bull Racing cars of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber will be sporting ‘Amazing Thailand’ logos at the British Grand Prix over the weekend, starting with the first free practice session on Friday morning.