ESPNF1 Columnist

July 6, 2012: Maria de Villota's condition has improved from critical to serious after further surgery at Addenbrooke's hospital

July 6, 2012: HRT has confirmed it will take part in the Young Driver Test at Silverstone on Thursday and Friday next week with Chinese driver Ma Qing Hua at the wheel

July 6, 2012: Felipe Massa said that it was "impossible" to analyse how competitive Ferrari is after Friday's practice sessions for the British Grand Prix

July 6, 2012: Bruno Senna said he was merely a passenger during his high-speed accident during second practice at the British Grand Prix

July 6, 2012: Silverstone organisers have warned fans heading to the track this weekend to expect considerable delays

July 6, 2012: Michael Schumacher said he was able to learn some useful information from Friday's wet practice sessions for the British Grand Prix

July 6, 2012: Nico Rosberg said that Mercedes made progress with its wet weather set-up during Friday practice at Silverstone

July 6, 2012: Jenson Button believes the conditions for Friday practice at Silverstone would cause the race on Sunday to be red flagged

July 6, 2012: Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery believes the lack of running during Friday practice for the British Grand Prix was symptomatic of the team's competitive nature and unwillingness to risk a car in the wet, rather than a lack tyres

July 6, 2012: Fernando Alonso said that his Ferrari aquaplaned off the track at the end of FP2 as he lost his front wing against the barriers

July 6, 2012: Mark Webber said that the standings display which team has the best package at present despite Red Bull's apparently dominant pace in Valencia

July 6, 2012: Sebastian Vettel described the running at the end of FP2 "a little bit of a waste" after completing ten laps on Friday afternoon

July 6, 2012: Kimi Raikkonen thinks qualifying will go ahead without any issues if the weather is the same on Saturday as it was on Friday, blaming the lack of running during FP1 and FP2 on the limited number of full wet tyres available

July 6, 2012: Lewis Hamilton said that his biggest concern during Friday practice was a lack of track action for the crowd at Silverstone

July 6, 2012: Read what the drivers and teams had to say after second practice for the British Grand Prix

July 6, 2012: Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of the second free practice session at Silverstone as heavy rain and accidents punctured the afternoon

July 6, 2012: Romain Grosjean set the pace during a wet first practice session for the British Grand Prix as the forecast rain fell persistently for the majority the 90 minutes

July 6, 2012: Silverstone officials are bracing themselves for a miserable weekend as weather forecasters predict three days of torrential rain