LANDO AHOY

Hill: It's time for Norris to fly the flag at Silverstone

- BY MIKE WALTERS @Mike WaltersMGM

DAMON HILL is among the dream team of British drivers to win their home Grand Prix - and he's tipping Silverstone to become the Lando hope and glory on Sunday.

If home advantage is an asset in Formula One, the Brits have harnessed it 29 times since Stirling Moss took the chequered flag at Aintree in 1955.

Lewis Hamilton has won it nine times but Hill - who won at Silverstone in 1994 (celebrating, below, and on his victory lap, right) - thinks Lando Norris is likeliest to fly the flag this time after his romp in Austria last Sunday.

"Nigel Mansell used to say the support of a home crowd was worth a second a lap," said Hill. "And it definitely adds something.

"If I had to stick my neck out at Silverstone, it's got to be Lando. It feels like this is his time."

Hill (with our man Mike Walters, above) is less convinced about Hamilton's chances. He said: "Ferrari have a decent record in the British Grand Prix (18 wins, more than any other team), so you never know. It's a great place to win, the best feeling.