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

Vettel Fastest - British Grand Prix 2010 Qualifying

1 VETTEL Red Bull
2 WEBBER Red Bull
3 ALONSO Ferrari
4 HAMILTON McLaren
5 ROSBERG Mercedes
6 KUBICA Renault
7 MASSA Ferrari
8 BARRICHELLO Williams
9 DE LA ROSA Sauber
10 SCHUMACHER Mercedes
11 SUTIL Force India
12 KOBAYASHI Sauber
13 HULKENBERG Williams
14 BUTTON McLaren
15 LIUZZI Force India
16 PETROV Renault
17 BUEMI Toro Rosso
18 ALGUERSUARI Toro Rosso
19 KOVALAINEN Lotus
20 GLOCK Virgin
21 TRULLI Lotus
22 DI GRASSI Virgin
23 CHANDHOK HRT
24 YAMAMOTO HRT

Sebastian Vettel will start the British Grand Prix from pole position for Red Bull after narrowly beating team mate Mark Webber. The two of them were inseparable in all three sessions, but Vettel just edged out the Australian with a lap of 1m 29.615s compared to 1m 29.758s.

Lewis Hamilton salvaged fourth from a difficult weekend for McLaren as team-mate Jenson Button managed only 14th after struggling for rear grip.

“I think there’s something wrong – the car was pretty much undriveable,” the world champion told BBC Sport.

Vettel was quicker in the first knockout session, Webber had the edge in Q2, and then when it really mattered Vettel produced a pair of superbly committed laps to settle the contest.

British Grand Prix 2010 Race Report

British Grand Prix 2010 Qualifying

The British Grand Prix is to stay at Silverstone for the foreseeable future after the circuit and its owners, the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC), signed a deal to retain the event for the next 17 years. The race had been due to switch to Donington Park from 2010.

Silverstone had always said it was ready to step into the breach if Donington faltered, provided it was offered a similar long-term contract.

“This is tremendous news,” said 1996 Formula 1 champion Damon Hill, who is president of the British Racing Drivers’ Club that owns Silverstone.

F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone welcomed the deal, adding: “This will ensure the British Grand Prix is included on the Formula 1 calendar for many years to come, which is something I’ve always wanted.

As part of the deal Silverstone has promised to upgrade its facilities. Work on the pit and paddock complex is expected to start early in the New Year and be completed by the 2011 race.

Silverstone Circuit Information

Length: 5.141km
Race distance: 60 laps / 308.355km

Full throttle: 64%
Top speed: 294kph
Longest flat-out section: 12s / 890m
Right/left-hand turns: 10/7

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Additional Ticketing Information

Weekend grandstand tickets include a reserved seat on Sunday in the location specified, and a roving seat in any available grandstand for Friday and Saturday (except Platinum Plus, Gold Plus, Silver Plus, and Club Silverstone which is an allocated seat for all 3 days).

General admission weekend tickets include a roving seat on Friday and general admission for the other two days. This will not include access to Luffield Terrace or Copse Terrace unless this type of general admission ticket is purchased.

Please note: some grandstand locations have changed since the 2009 Formula 1 race because of the 2010 MotoGP track changes. In particular this includes Pits Straight, Woodcote B and Becketts, but all grandstands, track layout, and television screens may be subject to change.

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British Grand Prix 2010 will be held at Silverstone. After a lot of speculation and doubts that Donington Park will be ready to host Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2010, it was announced in December 2009 that the British Grand Prix will return to Silverstone after all.

The staging fee agreed is believed to be £12m for 2010, rising by 5% per year thereafter. The deal has a break clause after 10 years.

Silverstone, which first staged the British Grand Prix in 1948, admitted it needed to improve its ageing facilities but insisted it required the security of a longer-term contract to justify and help raise the finances needed to upgrade.

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