British Grand Prix 2013: weather wreaks havoc at Silverstone as first practice is almost a washout

The wretched British summer wreaked havoc over Silverstone as first practice for this weekend's grand prix was almost a total washout. Soaking: the Silverstone track gets slippery when wet Photo: REUTERS By Telegraph Sport, and agencies 12:50PM BST 28 Jun 2013 Comments As rain poured the teams and drivers naturally decided to remain dry in their garages despite the tens of thousands of fans packed around the Northamptonshire circuit. With the weather set to change for the weekend as the sun is due to shine, on occasions like this the teams deem any wet-weather running meaningless for the track as they will not learn anything. The only action during the opening 75 minutes was an...