Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton raised hopes of more British Grand Prix heroics with the fastest lap in first practice on Friday while 17-year-old Arvid Lindblad looked strong in his debut session for Red Bull.

It may have only been the first practice session, but Lewis Hamilton proved his Silverstone superiority lives on at Ferrari as the nine-time British Grand Prix winner set the fastest lap.Hamilton won here last year for Mercedes but has been struggling for form since making the switch to the Scuderia,

Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Friday's first practice session at the British Grand Prix. Hamilton, the most successful driver at Silverstone and winner of last year's race, set a laptime of 1:26.892,