| 09:52:24
| The big news in recent days is the ongoing situation of alleged industrial espionage between Ferrari and McLaren, involving Nigel Stepney and Mike Coughlan although the latter has not been confirmed by McLaren. Investigations continue, but this could have a major impact on the outcome of the championship. |
| 09:54:05
| McLaren deny that any Ferrari information or data has been implemented on the MP4-22. The team are being investigated by the FIA. Back on track and the McLaren squad hope to bounce back after a poor race last time out at Magny Cours. |
| 09:56:09
| Ferrari dominated in France and set the testing pace at Silverstone a few weeks ago. The F2007 has yet further revisions this weekend and enter the weekend ad pre-race favourites. |
| 09:58:08
| For Renault, the race marks the 30th anniversary of its Formula One debut with the innovative but initially unreliable turbo concept that would do on to dominate Formula One until being outlawed at the end of the 1988 season. |
| 10:00:07
| The first 90 minute session is now underway and it is windy, overcast and currently dry. |
| 10:00:26
| Today is free practice meaning that engine failures and the like do not pick up penalties. |
| 10:00:47
| Spyker send out Albers and Sutil. Most will complete an installation lap and then pit for checks. |
| 10:01:23
| Others now head out for an installation lap. |
| 10:02:54
| While it is dry the wind will be a factor as Silverstone is so flat and the wind into Copse will be quite a challenge. |
| 10:03:13
| Liuzzi has started a second lap in his Toro Rosso Ferrari. |
| 10:05:05
| About two thirds of the field have completed an out lap and pitted. Liuzzi completed two laps and pitted so we do not have a lap time yet. |
| 10:05:44
| Last year Fernando Alonso claimed the pole with a lap of 1:20.253s. |
| 10:07:14
| With the strong wind and cloud cover, the track temperature is low at just over 20 degrees. |
| 10:08:17
| Webber is on track but has lost a piece of his Red Bull Renault... There's some sparks as he makes his way back to the pits - must be something damaged under the car. |
| 10:08:53
| Only Nico Rosberg and Alex Wurz have yet to complete an installation lap. |
| 10:09:15
| The circuit is empty. |
| 10:12:36
| With the conditions so tricky with the wind, no one seems willing to go out and put in the laps. The wind isn't going to go away however, so soon they will have to just get out there.... |
| 10:13:06
| Nick Heidfeld heads out in his BMW Sauber. |
| 10:14:39
| Heidfeld is now on a flying lap and should be the first to set a lap time. |
| 10:16:02
| Heidfeld dives for the pits so no lap time yet with 16 minutes down. |
| 10:16:57
| BMW send out Robert Kubica. |
| 10:18:09
| Kuba completes an out lap and is now on a timed lap - hopefully! |
| 10:19:35
| Now Kubica returns to the pit lane. |
| 10:21:24
| Albers is back out in his Spyker. He has had a lot of bad press following his latest gaffe at Magny Cours in which he left the pits before the fueling was complete. |
| 10:23:53
| Albers records the first lap of the day. |
| 10:24:50
| Liuzzi, Wurz and Button head out. |
| 10:25:12
| Alex Wurz actually set the pace in the same session last year on a 1:22.0 |
| 10:25:44
| Albers improves his time by nearly a second. |
| 10:26:01
| Now Toyota send out Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli. |
| 10:26:23
| Wurz moves fastest ahead of Albers. |
| 10:27:02
| Jenson Button records his first lap of the day in the Honda. |
| 10:27:48
| Both Wurz and Albers improve on that lap. |
| 10:28:31
| Barrichello and Speed join the action as Button moves second in his RA107. |
| 10:29:10
| Now Trulli moves fastest in his Toyota. The team ran well in the recent Silverstone test and will be hoping for a good weekend. |
| 10:29:31
| Hamilton, Rosberg and Davidson head out. |
| 10:30:51
| Trulli improves again and is over a second ahead of Wurz. |
| 10:31:15
| Albers pits after a long stint. |
| 10:31:47
| Hamilton moves second fastest. Alonso remains in the pits as does Massa and Raikkonen. |
| 10:32:27
| The championship leader starts a hot lap in his McLaren as Trulli improves again. |
| 10:33:09
| Hamilton moves P1 by half a second. Kovalainen is on track in his Renault. |
| 10:34:28
| Hamilton improves by another half second on his next lap as the tyres get up to temperature. |
| 10:35:01
| Rosberg vaults third fastest in his Williams ahead of Ralf Schumacher. |
| 10:35:21
| Alonso is on track in his McLaren. |
| 10:36:01
| Another faster lap from Hamilton who is now over a second clear of Trulli. |
| 10:36:33
| Davidson moves fourth fastest in his Super Aguri. |
| 10:36:55
| Hamilton spins his McLaren exiting Farm. |
| 10:37:27
| Hamilton resumes after his moment and returns to the pit as Alonso moves third fastest. |
| 10:38:15
| Kovalainen improves and is up to sixth. Fisichella remains in the pits. |
| 10:39:18
| Massa and Raikkonen head out for Ferrari |
| 10:39:35
| Alonso finds a big chunk of time and moves fastest. |
| 10:40:06
| Kubica moves fourth fastest |
| 10:40:50
| It is getting brighter and the track temp will be rising. Good news for the drivers and the grip levels. |
| 10:41:12
| Alonso and Kubica improve as Raikkonen moves third fastest. |
| 10:42:25
| Fisichella and Sato have yet to set a time but are now on track. |
| 10:43:21
| Massa is working his way up the order in the second Ferrari and is now sixth fastest. |
| 10:44:07
| Another faster lap from Massa who briefly moves fourth only for Kubica to retake the position. |
| 10:44:30
| Alonso joins Hamilton in the pits. |
| 10:45:49
| Nick Heidfeld is back out and on his first timed lap. |
| 10:46:51
| Heidfeld and Fisichella make some progress on that last lap. |
| 10:48:22
| Massa has moved ahead of Kubica as Heidfeld moves sixth fastest. |
| 10:48:46
| Massa and Raikkonen remain on track on a long stint. |
| 10:49:30
| Raikkonen moves fastest and that is interesting as it is at the end of his stint, not the start. |
| 10:50:45
| Raikkonen backs off on the next lap. |
| 10:50:58
| Hamilton heads back out for another run. |
| 10:51:22
| Sato moves tenth fastest in his Super Aguri Honda. |
| 10:52:04
| Adrian Sutil (21st) has a small off but is able to continue. |
| 10:52:36
| Massa moves second fastest to make it a Ferrari one-two. |
| 10:54:07
| Hamilton is looking to close tha gap to Raikkonen on this lap. Jenson Button is right down near the bottom of the timesheets at the moment. |
| 10:54:31
| Hamilton splits the Ferrari duo and moves second. |
| 10:54:51
| Now Massa takes P1 to make it a Ferrari one-two again. |
| 10:55:56
| That was a very short second stint from Hamilton who returns to the pits. The Ferrari duo remain on a long run. |
| 10:56:20
| Massa now pits his F2007. |
| 10:57:30
| We are just hearing that Nigel Stepney is being questioned by the Italian Police. |
| 10:57:56
| Raikkonen has also pitted now. Kovalainen and Davidson remain on track. |
| 10:58:59
| Button, eighth last time out at Magny Cours, is still just 21st in this session. |
| 11:00:28
| A little progress for Button as moves 15th in the Honda just ahead of Webber and team-mate Barrichello. |
| 11:02:00
| Alonso (4th) heads back out. He has a virtually empty circuit with few others on track. |
| 11:02:44
| Kubica and Trulli back out for BMW and Toyota. Button improves to 11th and pits. |
| 11:05:16
| Alonso and Kubica both looking to improve their own best times so far. |
| 11:06:00
| Alonso has now gone off... and that is that lap ruined |
| 11:07:10
| Alonso had his off track moment in the final complex and was looking to move ahead of Hamilton until that point. |
| 11:08:26
| David Coulthard has picked up a few positions over the last few minutes but is still just 15th in the RB3. |
| 11:09:04
| Nico Rosberg picks up a few positions and is now 11th. |
| 11:09:44
| Hamilton joins Alonso on track. |
| 11:10:07
| Hamilton joins Alonso on track. |
| 11:10:56
| Speed moves 19th in his STR ahead of Liuzzi, Sutil and Albers. |
| 11:11:13
| The yellows are out - someone has gone off. |
| 11:11:26
| It's David Coulthard in his Red Bull Renault. |
| 11:11:51
| Coulthard has put the RB3 into the gravel trap and cannot continue. |
| 11:13:17
| The yellow flags are now withdrawn. |
| 11:13:37
| Alonso and Hamilton remain on track and aiming to improve. |
| 11:14:26
| Alonso was on a hot lap that may have moves him P1 but lost time in the final part of the lap. |
| 11:14:46
| Adrian Sutil is off again in his Spyker as he runs wide at Copse. |
| 11:16:20
| Alonso now pits. Hamilton remain on track with Heidfeld and Massa. |
| 11:16:48
| Hamilton now moves fastest. Interesting timing as Alonso had just pitted and he then went for a time. |
| 11:17:02
| Raikkonen joins Massa and Hamilton on track. |
| 11:18:45
| Having moves P1, Hamilton now pits. Davidson remains in the top ten in his Super Aguri Honda, but don't read too much into that as that is fairly typical of practice and not race speed. |
| 11:19:54
| Toyota also remain in the top ten. Trulli (7th) is back out in his TF107. |
| 11:20:18
| Ten minutes remain in this first 90 minute session of the day. |
| 11:20:54
| Trulli goes for a spin but is able to continue. |
| 11:23:21
| The fastest three are all on track. Behind McLaren and Ferrari there is now a big gap to the rest of the field led by BMW Sauber. |
| 11:23:45
| Hamilton and Rosberg are back out and have gone for the soft tyre for the first time. |
| 11:24:13
| The tyre works for Rosberg who moves fifth fastest. Fisichella is also on the soft. |
| 11:25:39
| Raikkonen, still on the hard tyre, improves and moves second ahead of Massa. |
| 11:26:37
| Circuit now busy. Alonso and Heidfeld remain in the pits, most of the other are on track. |
| 11:27:12
| Wurz vaults up the order in his Williams, using the soft tyre as did Rosberg. |
| 11:27:41
| Wurz need all the qualifying simulation he can get after his ongoing struggle this year. |
| 11:28:10
| Alonso is now out for one last run with two minutes remaining. |
| 11:29:21
| Alonso needs to find half a second and he too has opted for a set of soft tyres. |
| 11:29:37
| Massa and Raikkonen remain on hard tyres. |
| 11:30:05
| The chequered flag is out. |
| 11:30:56
| There are still a number of people on timed laps but no one seems to be on a very fast lap. |
| 11:32:10
| So we have Hamilton fastest from Raikkonen, Massa and Alonso. Rosberg is fifth for Williams ahead of Kubica, Heidfeld and Wurz. Ralf Schumacher is ninth with Barrichello improving to tenth on his final lap. |
