Lewis Hamilton was denied the opportunity to set the fastest time in FP3 at Silverstone when a red flag brought an early end to the F1 session. Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets in FP3, and his Ferrari team-mate looked set to topple this time on his flying lap, before a red flag was deployed with eight minutes left in the session.

Lewis Hamilton’s quest for F1 glory with Ferrari faces new doubts after a blunt reality check from the sport’s former kingmaker.