British Grand Prix 2010 Race Report

Webber storms to 2010 British GP win

Red Bull’s Mark Webber achieved a comfortable win in the British Grand Prix leaving McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton second.

The Australian overtook team-mate Vettel in the first corner, took the lead and never looked back.

Of course, Vettel tried quickly to regain the 1st position but suffered a puncture which pretty much ruined his race
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso didn’t have the best of starts which allowed Hamilton to jump to second from lap 1.

“Not bad for a number two driver” is what Webber said over the team radio, which couldn’t have pleased some people at Red Bull.

Nico Rosberg returned the revitalised Mercedes team to the podium for the first time since China with an impressive run to third, withstanding late pressure from
Jenson Button as the world champion rebounded brilliantly from his qualifying slump.

Valencia stars Rubens Barrichello (Williams) and Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber), meanwhile, performed impressively once again to take their respective fast-improving squads to fifth and sixth places respectively.

Webber: “There’s a bloke upstairs every now and again. I did the best job I could today and it worked out OK”.

“I made a good start and was very keen obviously to make it my corner and it worked out OK for me.

“It was a good fight with Lewis. It was enjoyable, particularly the first part of the GP.

“It’s very special for me to win here – it’s been a special track for me and to win here and be alongside these guys (Hamilton and Rosberg) is amazing.”

British Grand Prix result – 52 laps

1 WEBBER Red Bull

2 HAMILTON McLaren +1.3s

3 ROSBERG Mercedes +21.3s

4 BUTTON McLaren +21.9s

5 BARRICHELLO Williams +31.4s

6 KOBAYASHI Sauber +32.1s

7 VETTEL Red Bull +36.7s

8 SUTIL Force India +40.9s

9 SCHUMACHER Mercedes +41.5s

10 HULKENBERG Williams +42.0s

11 LIUZZI Force India +42.4s

12 BUEMI Toro Rosso +47.6s

13 PETROV Renault +59.3s

14 ALONSO Ferrari +62.3s

15 MASSA Ferrari +67.4s

16 TRULLI Lotus +1 lap

17 KOVALAINEN Lotus +1 lap

18 GLOCK Virgin +2 laps

19 CHANDHOK HRT +2 laps

20 YAMAMOTO HRT +2 laps

R ALGUERSUARI Toro Rosso +8 laps

R DE LA ROSA Sauber +23 laps

R KUBICA Renault +33 laps

R DI GRASSI Virgin +43 laps