Formula One driver Hamilton confident of improvement at Silverstone

SILVERSTONE, England (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton is confident that he can improve on his showing in last year's British Grand Prix come this weekend's race at Silverstone.

Hamilton snatched a dramatic pole position in front of an adoring home crowd at the Northamptonshire circuit 12 months ago, but was unable to match the pace of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen in the race, eventually finishing third.

This year though, Hamilton believes that the work he and his McLaren team got through at last week's Silverstone testing session will equip him for a more competitive weekend.

Hamilton said: "I think doing the test has made quite a big difference. "Last year I came here and was just given the car, and you don't have that much time during Friday practice to really get the right settings.

"I tried last year and failed, and the car was terrible, I ...