Alonso leads the way in Silverstone

Renault driver Fernando Alonso powered to the top of the timesheets in today’s third practice session ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

The two-time world champion set a time of one minute 20.740 seconds to edge out Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber by a little over two tenths of a second in a session that started on a wet track before an emerging drying line saw the times tumble in the final minutes.