And the Brit was fastest after today’s free practice sessions in front of his home fans at Silverstone, clocking a 1:25.816 in FP2 from the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. Another home driver, Lewis Hamilton, had been quickest earlier in the day as he led FP1 for Ferrari with a 1:26.892.

Lewis Hamilton will start the F1 British Grand Prix from fifth on the grid - while he threatened to claim pole, it also might have gone badly wrong. Hamilton couldn’t set a second flying lap in the Q1 section of qualifying at Silverstone on Saturday because his Ferrari had no fuel left.

Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc jumped to the sharp end in Friday practice ahead of the British GP, and now McLaren’s drivers say the Scuderia could be a genuine threat at Silverstone