Kris Holland
BBC Radio Northampton

Behind the safety barriers, fans can still get a taste of life in the F1 world.

Revellers can have a go at changing an F1 tyre in a pit stop challenge...

Test their reaction speeds...

And even wave a chequered flag...

Who can resist?!

The teams are concentrating on longer runs now so the order is relatively unchanged.

For the record, the top 10 is:

1 Bottas, 2 Hamilton, 3 Raikkonen, 4 Vettel, 5 Verstappen, 6 Ricciardo, 7 Hulkenberg, 8 Massa, 9 Alonso, 10 Ocon

Follow live text and BBC local radio commentary as Birmingham face Northamptonshire in the T20 Blast.

They say that Formula 1 is a bit of a travelling circus as it goes from country to country and race to race over the season.

We've not spotted a big top yet, but there's still all the fun of the fair....

These people have their afternoon sorted...

Hamilton ran over the grass during that moment in the fast sweeps before the Hanger Straight and he comes on the radio to report possible damage.

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...and those who have yet to dabble in the 'gram.

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Lewis Hamilton increases his advantage with a 1:28.543, six tenths up on the pack.

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Hamilton's time, set on the soft tyre, was a 1:28.780 - the best of the day so far.

Vettel improved his time to a 1:29.850 to strengthen his grip on top spot, but he's already down to fourth after improvements for Raikkonen and Ricciardo and a new benchmark from Hamilton.

We've 10 cars with times on the board now as this 90-minute session begins to simmer.

Sebastian Vettel has just gone quickest of all with a 1:30.320 - a second or so off the pace we saw from the Mercedes this morning. It's two tenths up on what he did this morning though, and set on the slower tyre.

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Silverstone

Fernando Alonso already has a five-place grid penalty for using too many engine parts this weekend. Honda has made it clear he will have more but have so far been a bit coy about exactly what.

A little bird tells me that Honda will likely fit a whole new power-unit ahead of Saturday. That’s going to add up to a lot of nominal penalty places - 30, I reckon, although that’s to be confirmed - and a definite start from the back.

...as second practice gets into full swing.

A reminder that we have 5 live commentary on this session for your considerable delight.

Jack Nicholls, Tom Clarkson, Jennie Gow, Andrew Benson, they're all there, pouring out nugget after nugget of wisdom.

You can listen using the tab above.

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FP2 begins.

Nico Hulkenberg's Renault is the first car out.

After some dry and very warm conditions in Azerbaijan and Austria things look cooler and cloudier for the British Grand Prix this weekend.

What's the only thing that can improve the excitement at Silverstone?

Dogs, obviously...

Supt Chris Hillery, head of local policing, tweeted these pictures as the sniffer dogs made their way around the circuit this morning.

Events like this really depend on volunteers.

London 2012 had its Gamesmakers, and for Silverstone it's the Racemakers fielding public queries and showing spectators where to go.

Barry Schofield from Leeds, who is 63 and retired, is one of them.

"I love big sporting events," he says.

"It's my second year doing this at the Formula 1. In the past I've volunteered at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games.

"The main thing I get asked is 'where are the toilets?'

"But my favourite question was last year when someone asked where to look for the RAF Typhoon aircraft display... I just looked upwards."