The 60,000 race fans attending the opening day of running at Silverstone enjoyed a lot of interesting action under the sun, and many likely would have voted for Alex Albon as their driver of the day, if such a vote had been on the docket, given Williams' remarkable performance.

Here is our recap in pictures of Friday's action at the British Grand Prix.

 

 

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