British Grand Prix: Rain, home favourites and a cuddly toy

Vettel's specially designed driver's helmet featuring all of the staff from the Red Bull factory

World champion Sebastian Vettel helps to fix his windshield ahead of practice on day two

Hamilton fans prepare for their favourite's arrival on the track

The intricacies of a Formula 1 car are on show during a busy qualifying session on Saturday

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton prepares to take to the track for qualifying for his home grand prix

British driver Max Chilton gets a feel for the track during a rainy practice session

Alonso drives past the Mercedes pit board of Hamilton

An expectant crowd overlooks the pit lane awaiting qualifying

A tyre technician measures the temperature of the track in the pit lane ahead of qualifying

Toro Rosso driver Daniel Ricciardo prepares himself for the final qualifying session

Marussia technicians arrange tyres for Max Chilton and Jules Bianchi in the paddock at Silverstone

Alonso's helmet sits alongside his cuddly toy mascot

Rain can't keep these two Formula 1 fans away from the first practice session at Silverstone

Vettel finds time to sign autographs for fans ahead of Sunday's race

Former champion Alonso relaxes between qualifying sessions

Marvin Humes, from the boyband JLS, takes in the atmosphere from the Red Bull garage

The British fans are out in force for Hamilton

But it's Mercedes' day as Nico Rosberg wins the race with Hamilton fourth after suffering a tyre blow-out

The iconic Red Arrows perform in the skies above Silverstone ahead of the British Grand Prix