Mark spins a web at British GP
Silverstone (England), July 11: Australian Mark Webber cruised to his third win of the season when he dominated the British Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday. The 33-year-old driver made a dazzling start from second on the grid, storming past his German team-mate and pole sitter Sebastian Vettel going into the first corner.
Webber is now third on 128 points, behind Lewis Hamilton on 145 and Jenson Button, the defending champion, on 133. Hamilton finished second for McLaren 1.3 seconds behind Webber, but 21.3 ahead of third-placed German Nico Rosberg in a Mercedes.
Hamilton’s teammate Button came home fourth after starting 14th on the grid. Brazilian Rubens Barichello finished fifth for Williams ahead of Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi.
Vettel finished seventh, after a first lap pit-stop for a puncture, in the second Red Bull. He was followed by fellow Germans Adrian Sutil of Force India and Michael Schumacher in the second Mercedes. Nico Hulkenberg, finished tenth in the second Williams.
The defining moment of the race was the start, when Webber shot past Vettel on the way into Copse, securing the inside line and the initiative as the German struggled to keep pace. It seemed like poetic justice for the decision taken on Saturday to give Vettel the new front wing design that was taken off Webber’s car for qualifying.
Result
1. M Webber (Red Bull) +1.360s,
2. L Hamilton (McLaren) +1.360s,
3. N Rosberg (Mercedes) +21.307
4. J Button (McLaren) +21.986
5. R Barrichello (Williams) +31.456
6. K Kobayashi (Sauber) +32.171
7. S Vettel (Red Bull) +36.734
8. A Sutil (Force India) 40.932
9. M Schumacher (Merc) +41.599
10. N Hulkenberg (Williams) +42.012
11. V Liuzzi (Force India) +42.459
12. S Buemi (Toro Rosso) +47.627
13. V Petrov (Renault) +59.374
14. F Alonso (Ferrari) +1:02.385
15. F Massa (Ferrari) +1:07.489
16. J Trulli (Lotus) +1 lap,
17. H Kovalainen (Lotus) +1 lap
18. T Glock (Virgin) +2 laps
19. K Chandhok (Hispania) +2 laps,
20. S Yamamoto (Hispania) +2 laps
Retired: J Alguersuari (Torro Rosso): Brakes; Pedro de la Rosa (Sauber) +23 laps; Robert Kubica (Renault): driveshaft; Lucas di Grassi (Virgin) +43 laps
Standings
1. L Hamilton (GBR) 145
2. J Button (GBR) 133
3. M Webber (AUS) 128
4. S Vettel (GER) 121
5. F Alonso (ESP) 98
6. N Rosberg (GER) 90
7. R Kubica (POL) 83
8. F Massa (BRA) 67
9. M Schumacher (GER) 36
10. A Sutil (GER) 35
11. R Barrichello (BRA) 29
12. K Kobayashi (JPN) 15
13. V Liuzzi (ITA) 12
14. S Buemi (SWI) 7
15. V Petrov (RUS) 6
16. J Alguersuari (ESP) 3
17. N Hülkenberg (GER) 2.0
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