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Sebastian Vettel out to 'kill Mercedes magic' at Silverstone

SILVERSTONE, U.K. -- Sebastian Vettel is confident he can end Mercedes' run of wins at the British Grand Prix after showing promising pace in second practice on Friday.

Mercedes' run of consecutive victories stretches back to Nico Rosberg's win at Silverstone in 2013 and will see Lewis Hamilton try for a fifth straight victory of his own on Sunday. Ferrari has not won on British soil since Fernando Alonso's victory in 2011, but after a promising practice session on Friday Vettel is confident he can dethrone Mercedes this weekend.

"We try to kill their magic, obviously that's what we have tried over the last years and I think here and there we have succeeded quite well," he said.