Hamilton sets the pace

The World Championship leader had two off-track excursions on a chilly and blustery day at Silverstone.

But Hamilton was able to set a time of one minute 21.100 seconds for McLaren, with Kimi Raikkonen 0.111 seconds adrift and Ferarri team-mate Felipe Massa 0.185secs down.

World champion Fernando Alonso, Hamilton's team-mate, was fourth fastest, more than half a second behind.