Norris: "The Ferraris have been very, very quick" on the opening day at Silverstone

Despite setting the pace in the second practice session at the British Grand Prix, McLaren driver Lando Norris reckons that Ferrari has been "very, very quick" on the opening day.

On the back of their dominant showing last time out at the Red Bull Ring, McLaren driver Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri continued to set the pace on the opening day at Silverstone.

While Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton topped the opening practice on Friday, Norris ultimately came out on top in Free Practice 2, beating the two Ferraris and his team-mate.

Reflecting on his opening day at Silverstone, Norris praised his car's performance, but he also stressed that he expects tough competition from the Italian outfit over the rest of the weekend.

“Tricky conditions today. It wasn't quite as easy as we would have liked, but we look strong. It’s only Friday, so there’s nothing to be too proud of just yet, and we’ve definitely got work to do overnight if we want to stay in this position.

"The competition looks very strong, and they’ll get stronger as the weekend goes on. We’ll get our heads down tonight and turn our focus to Qualifying tomorrow.”

Asked about his pace-setting effort, the Briton noted: “I mean, the soft was a very strong lap. But me being me, I think also just in general, the Ferraris have been very, very quick today – and they shall be tomorrow.

“I think we have a bit of work to do, to be honest. It looked maybe a bit too good today. Like always, Ferrari catch up into FP3, like they did last weekend [in Austria]. I would say pleased with today, but nothing to be too proud about just yet.”