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.

SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Expectations are high for Lando Norris to deliver a breakthrough victory at his home British Grand Prix. Nowhere more so than in the Landostand. Fans in McLaren orange and the luminous yellow of Norris' helmet gathered for Formula 1 Friday practice at the new Landostand — actually a series of stands — around the outside of one of Silverstone's most famous corners, the sweeping, lightning fast Stowe. Much like the banks of Dutch fans who support Max Verstappen at races around Europe, the dedicated stand is a sign of Norris' newfound status in F1 and the strength of his support as he battles teammate and standings leader Oscar Piastri.Hamilton leads Norris in Friday practiceThere was a British driver at the top of the time charts in Friday's first practice session, but it wasn't Norris.Lewis Hamilton led the way with the fastest time, 0.023 of a second ahead of Norris. Piastri was .150 further back in third and Charles Leclerc was fourth in the second Ferrari. Defending champion Max…

Formula One returns to its roots from July 4th to July 6th as the British Grand Prix takes centre stage at Silverstone, the birthplace of the F1 World Championship, which began here 75 years ago.