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Hamilton fastest but troubled by engine woes

Lewis Hamilton was fastest in practice for his home British Grand Prix on Friday despite losing precious track time due to a Mercedes engine problem. The Briton, who has not won at Silverstone since 2008 but desperately needs to do so on Sunday to rein in runaway teammate and Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg, set a best time of one minute 34.508 seconds on a blustery day. However, Hamilton had to sit out the last half hour after an oil pressure problem stopped him on track with 30 minutes remaining. That meant the 2008 champion, who is 29 points adrift of Rosberg after eight races, did only 14 laps after lunch compared to Rosberg's 35 and was unable to do an important long run...
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