Team Summary:
In what is the Williams Martini teams home race the opening practice for the 2017 British Grand Prix would get underway. Vettel would be the first out running the new aero screen. It would be close to twenty minutes into the session that the first cars would return to the track. Raikkonen was out on the super soft tyre and would set a 1m:32.533 to go quickest, followed now by Verstappen. Ricciardo would go quickest with a 1m:32.389 but Verstappen would jump ahead with a 1m:31.711. Just as quickly Raikkonen would again go quickest with a 1m:31.305.

The track was now quite busy with Verstappen again quickest with a 1m:30.957, followed by Raikkonen and Ricciardo. After their first runs the Williams drivers were eleventh and thirteenth. At the front Bottas would go quickest with a 1m:30.6788 with Vettel now fourth. Hamilton would go quickest with a 1m:30.442 followed by Bottas and Verstappen. Bottas would also improve with a 1m:29.876 but Hamilton would respond with a 1m:29.797. Ricciardo was now third and Verstappen fourth. Bottas would again improve with a 1m:29.651 as the Mercedes pair swapped quickest times. Verstappen would move up to third

The track was again empty with fifty minutes remaining. Forty minutes remaining and there would only be one car on the track. But others would return including Felipe ands both Mercedes cars. Bottas would improve with a 1m:29.106 and an improved 1m:29.485 from Hamilton. On the super soft tyre Vettel would improve to be fourth. Thirty minutes remaining and the Williams drivers were eleventh and sixteenth. More drivers were changing to the super soft tyre including both Ferrari's and Red Bull cars. Verstappen would go third with a 1m:29.786. Fifteen minutes remaining and the top ten was Bottas, Hamilton, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Raikkonen, Vettel, Alonso, Felipe, Vandoorne, and Sainz tenth.

Kvyat would improve to be seventh as the final five minutes of the session commenced. With practice starts been allowed on the grid the track was very busy as the session came to an end. Only Ricciardo was still in the pits as the session ended. With the end of the session Felipe and Lance were ninth and fifteenth in what was a somewhat eventful session for both Williams drivers with repairs having to be carried out on both Williams cars.

Felipe Massa:
Felipe would be first out for the Williams team running on the medium tyre. Felipe would complete two installation lap prior to pitting. Felipe would be back out this time running on the soft tyre with twenty minutes into the session. Felipe would set a 1m:32.832 to be third. He would drop to fourth but he would have a moment at Copse running wide looking to have removed parts off the underside of his car. Felipe would pit to have his car checked. While in his pit Felipe would drop to twelfth. His mechanics would replace the broken or missing barge board parts looking like he would return shortly. Felipe would continue to drop down the times with fifty five minutes remaining currently fourteenth.

Felipe had only completed four laps so far in the session. But he would finally get back out and would set a 1m:31.766 to move up to eleventh. A 1m:31.489 would see Felipe eleventh. Further improvement would see Felipe set a 1m:30.999 to be seventh. Felipe would pit after a short eight lap run. He would drop to eighth. Felipe would also come back out joining his team-mate. He would continue to lap on the soft tyre currently ninth. But the cars in front of him had all set their times on the super soft tyre. He would remain in this position with the end of the session.

Lance Stroll:
Lance would follow his team-mate out also on the medium tyre for his installation lap, also completing two laps. Lance would pit briefly prior to returning still on the medium tyre. But this was one lap extra pitting again. Lance would also come out running on the soft tyre. He would set a 1m:33.638 to currently be sixth. But as more times were set he would drop down to the times to be thirteenth. Lance would continue his run on the soft tyre and would set a 1m:32.621 to be twelfth. Lance would drop to thirteenth to be just ahead of his team-mate. Lance would pit after a ten lap run. For Lance his car would be seen been worked on with his mechanics working on the floor of his car.

He was currently fifteenth with just over half an hour remaining. Lance was still in his pit and currently seventeenth. Lance was able to get back out with thirteen minutes remaining. He would set a 1m:31.684 to be fifteenth but he would have to pit again with another technical issue. He was again able to return still on the soft tyre and would keep running until the end of the session.