Sebastian Vettel took his second victory of the season, heading a Red Bull 1-2 at Silverstone and reminding the world this championship is far from over.
There was never a doubt as Vettel dusted Rubens Barrichello off at the start and sped off into the lead. Teammate Mark Webber dispatched Barrichello in the first round of pit stops, and barring mechanical difficulties Red Bull looked sure to deliver on the promise it had shown all weekend.
Barrichello took third in the lead Brawn. Championship leader Jenson Button provided some of the best action in the closing stages of the race. The Briton, after suffering a start that saw him drop back to ninth, battled back to put pressure on Nico Rosberg for fifth. For a few moments, even fourth place Felipe Massa looked to be vulnerable.
In the end, Button would settle for sixth, his starting position, and valuable points. Massa and Rosberg finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
Last year's winner, Lewis Hamilton, had a race to forget, one lap down in 16th, but that didn’t stop him from thrilling the fans with some donuts after the race.
Only two retirements, both as a result of the same incident, when Sebastien Bourdais made contact with Heikki Kovalainen in an attempt to overtake at Abbey.
So, on to Germany. A difficult weekend for Button, but he only lost three points to teammate Barrichello, second in the championship. Silverstone suited the Red Bull, but the real question is whether the team have taken a real step forward. If so, the second half should prove a real humdinger.
Provisional results (60 laps)
- Sebastian Vettel, RedBull-Renault
- Mark Webber, RedBull-Renault
- Rubens Barrichello, Brawn-Mercedes
- Felipe Massa, Ferrari
- Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota
- Jenson Button, Brawn-Mercedes
- Jarno Trulli, Toyota
- Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
- Timo Glock, Toyota
- Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India-Mercedes
- Kazuki Nakajima, Williams - Toyota
- Nelson Piquet, Renault 1 lap
- Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber 1 lap
- Fernando Alonso, Renault 1 lap
- Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber 1 lap
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren - Mercedes 1 lap
- Adrian Sutil, Force India - Mercedes 1 lap
- Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1 lap
- Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso - Ferrari 23 laps
- Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren - Mercedes 24 laps
British Grand Prix - selected driver quotes
British GP Press Conference
Missed it? The British Grand Prix as it happened (BBC)
British GP Press Conference
Missed it? The British Grand Prix as it happened (BBC)
GP2
Alberto Valerio took his first victory in race one yesterday, ahead of Lucas di Grassi and Nico Hülkenberg. In race 2, Pastor Maldonado won his second of the season, going wire to wire. Andreas Zuber and Karun Chandhok rounded out the podium.
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