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Mark Webber (Red Bull) overtook Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) in the late stages of the British Grand Prix to take both the win and seven points back on the championship leader.
Alonso and Webber were on different strategies - because of the wet qualifying session, they both had the freedom to choose whichever compound to start on -, but as the race was coming to an end, they were neck and neck. Alonso started on the hard rubber, and Webber on the soft, the compound the two-time world champion saved for last.
The Ferrari driver pulled an early lead, but struggled on that last stint, and fell pray to a charging Webber. He almost even lost second place to Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), who completed the podium.
Fourth, Felipe Massa (Ferrari) had another strong showing, coming home only 9 seconds adrift his highly rated teammate. He was closely followed by Lotus' Kimi Räikkönen, and then by Romain Grosjean who, in the second Lotus, came back from last at one point after a first lap accident with Paul di Resta (Force India).
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes), third in the rain of qualifying, lost ground from his starting spot, but nevertheless managed to salvage seventh spot's points.
In eighth and tenth spots respectively, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button (McLaren) had a tough day. Bruno Senna (Williams) however, did well to slot between the two Brits.
Notable incidents included yet another crash for Pastor Maldonado (Williams), who connected with a furious Sergio Perez (Sauber). Maldonado went on to finish 16th, but the Mexican stayed on the sidelines.
His teammate Kamui Kobayashi experienced a difficult pitstop where he rammed his mechanics. After having rejoined, he crossed the finish line in 11th. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) also had a difficult pitstop, which clouded only a mediocre race for the German, who finished down in 15th place.
Race results* - British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
1 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 52 laps in 1hour25min11.288s
2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F2012) - 3.0s
3 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 4.8s
4 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2012) - 9.5s
5 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E20-Renault) - 10.3s
6 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E20-Renault) - 17.1s
7 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes MGP W03) - 29.1s
8 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 36.4s
9 - Bruno Senna (Williams FW34-Renault) - 43.3s
10 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 44.4s
11 - Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C31-Ferrari) - 45.3s
12 - Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 47.8s
13 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 51.2s
14 - Jean Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 53.3s
15 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W03) - 57.3s
16 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW34-Renault) - 1 lap
17 - Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham CT01-Renault) - 1 lap
18 - Timo Glock (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 1 lap
19 - Charles Pic (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 1 lap
20 - Pedro De La Rosa (HRT F112-Cosworth) - 2 laps
21 - Narain Karthikeyan (HRT F112-Cosworth) - 2 laps
Fastest lap by Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus) in 1min34.661s
Retirements
Lap 1 - Vitaly Petrov
Lap 2 - Paul Di Resta
Lap 11 - Sergio Perez
Drivers' championship
1. Alonso 129; 2.Webber 116; 3.Vettel 100; 4.Hamilton 92; 5.Raikkonen 83; 6.Rosberg 75; 7.Grosjean 61; 8.Button 50; 9.Perez 39; 10.Maldonado 29; 11.Di Resta 27; 12.Schumacher, Massa 23; 14.Kobayashi 21; 15.Senna 18; 16.Hulkenberg 17; 17.Vergne 4; 18.Ricciardo 2.
Constructors' championship
1.Red Bull-Renault 216; 2.Ferrari 152; 3.Lotus-Renault 144; 4.McLaren-Mercedes 142; 5.Mercedes 98; 6.Sauber-Ferrari 60; 7.Williams-Renault 47; 8.Force India-Mercedes 44; 9.Toro Rosso-Ferrari 9.
*Unofficial scoring
Alonso and Webber were on different strategies - because of the wet qualifying session, they both had the freedom to choose whichever compound to start on -, but as the race was coming to an end, they were neck and neck. Alonso started on the hard rubber, and Webber on the soft, the compound the two-time world champion saved for last.
The Ferrari driver pulled an early lead, but struggled on that last stint, and fell pray to a charging Webber. He almost even lost second place to Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), who completed the podium.
Fourth, Felipe Massa (Ferrari) had another strong showing, coming home only 9 seconds adrift his highly rated teammate. He was closely followed by Lotus' Kimi Räikkönen, and then by Romain Grosjean who, in the second Lotus, came back from last at one point after a first lap accident with Paul di Resta (Force India).
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes), third in the rain of qualifying, lost ground from his starting spot, but nevertheless managed to salvage seventh spot's points.
In eighth and tenth spots respectively, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button (McLaren) had a tough day. Bruno Senna (Williams) however, did well to slot between the two Brits.
Notable incidents included yet another crash for Pastor Maldonado (Williams), who connected with a furious Sergio Perez (Sauber). Maldonado went on to finish 16th, but the Mexican stayed on the sidelines.
His teammate Kamui Kobayashi experienced a difficult pitstop where he rammed his mechanics. After having rejoined, he crossed the finish line in 11th. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) also had a difficult pitstop, which clouded only a mediocre race for the German, who finished down in 15th place.
Race results* - British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
1 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 52 laps in 1hour25min11.288s
2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F2012) - 3.0s
3 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 4.8s
4 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2012) - 9.5s
5 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E20-Renault) - 10.3s
6 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E20-Renault) - 17.1s
7 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes MGP W03) - 29.1s
8 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 36.4s
9 - Bruno Senna (Williams FW34-Renault) - 43.3s
10 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 44.4s
11 - Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C31-Ferrari) - 45.3s
12 - Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 47.8s
13 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 51.2s
14 - Jean Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 53.3s
15 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W03) - 57.3s
16 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW34-Renault) - 1 lap
17 - Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham CT01-Renault) - 1 lap
18 - Timo Glock (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 1 lap
19 - Charles Pic (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 1 lap
20 - Pedro De La Rosa (HRT F112-Cosworth) - 2 laps
21 - Narain Karthikeyan (HRT F112-Cosworth) - 2 laps
Fastest lap by Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus) in 1min34.661s
Retirements
Lap 1 - Vitaly Petrov
Lap 2 - Paul Di Resta
Lap 11 - Sergio Perez
Drivers' championship
1. Alonso 129; 2.Webber 116; 3.Vettel 100; 4.Hamilton 92; 5.Raikkonen 83; 6.Rosberg 75; 7.Grosjean 61; 8.Button 50; 9.Perez 39; 10.Maldonado 29; 11.Di Resta 27; 12.Schumacher, Massa 23; 14.Kobayashi 21; 15.Senna 18; 16.Hulkenberg 17; 17.Vergne 4; 18.Ricciardo 2.
Constructors' championship
1.Red Bull-Renault 216; 2.Ferrari 152; 3.Lotus-Renault 144; 4.McLaren-Mercedes 142; 5.Mercedes 98; 6.Sauber-Ferrari 60; 7.Williams-Renault 47; 8.Force India-Mercedes 44; 9.Toro Rosso-Ferrari 9.
*Unofficial scoring