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2009 British Grand Prix Race day at Silverstone
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Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber and Red Bull Racing have completely blitzed the opposition at the British Grand Prix. They were so dominant that the race at the front was over very quickly. Brawn simply had no answer today, and will be cursing the cool British summer weather.
While it was static up front, down the back there was brilliant track action and battling from start to finish. Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Nick Heidfeld were in the thick of the action and provided great racing. Kazuki Nakajima and Giancarlo Fisichella also put on a show to entertain the crowd.
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While it was static up front, down the back there was brilliant track action and battling from start to finish. Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Nick Heidfeld were in the thick of the action and provided great racing. Kazuki Nakajima and Giancarlo Fisichella also put on a show to entertain the crowd.
This was the British Grand Prix weekend on AUTOSPORT Live. We thank you for joining us throughout the event. The sport now takes a three-week break before the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in mid-July. We hope you can join us for that.
Today's result closes the championship fight with Rubens Barrichello now 23 points behind his team-mate and Sebastian Vettel a further two markers behind.
Red Bull's dominant pace this weekend opens up the possibility of a championship battle with Brawn in the second half of the season. World Championship standings, round 8: Drivers: Constructors: 1. Button 64 1. Brawn GP-Mercedes 105 2. Barrichello 41 2. Red Bull-Renault 74.5 3. Vettel 39 3. Toyota 34.5 4. Webber 35.5 4. Ferrari 26 5. Trulli 21.5 5. Williams-Toyota 15.5 6. Massa 16 6. McLaren-Mercedes 13 7. Rosberg 15.5 7. Renault 11 8. Glock 13 8. BMW Sauber 8
Red Bull's dominant pace this weekend opens up the possibility of a championship battle with Brawn in the second half of the season. World Championship standings, round 8: Drivers: Constructors: 1. Button 64 1. Brawn GP-Mercedes 105 2. Barrichello 41 2. Red Bull-Renault 74.5 3. Vettel 39 3. Toyota 34.5 4. Webber 35.5 4. Ferrari 26 5. Trulli 21.5 5. Williams-Toyota 15.5 6. Massa 16 6. McLaren-Mercedes 13 7. Rosberg 15.5 7. Renault 11 8. Glock 13 8. BMW Sauber 8
The champagne flows as the drivers celebrate after a very hard race.
Rubens Barrichello accepts his award for a solid drive to third place, which keeps him in the tight points race to catch runaway championship leader Jenson Button.
Mark Webber takes his award for second place this afternoon.
Adrian Newey takes the constructors prize. He has led the design of the RB5 and the upgrades that have proven to be a major step forward this weekend.
Sebastian Vettel lifts his trophy aloft as he celebrates a remarkable win.
The Austrian national anthem now plays for today's winning constructor - Red Bull Racing.
There was confusion after China and Red Bull stated that they would have their native anthem played on the podium in the future. Congratulations to the team.
There was confusion after China and Red Bull stated that they would have their native anthem played on the podium in the future. Congratulations to the team.
The podium drivers emerge from the cool-down room and walk out onto the rostrum, to huge cheers from the sporting Silverstone crowd.
The German national anthem rings out in honour of today's winner, Sebastian Vettel.
The German national anthem rings out in honour of today's winner, Sebastian Vettel.
Sebastian Vettel draws into parc ferme and he is clearly overjoyed with today's win.
Only two drivers retired from the British Grand Prix:
Heikki Kovalainen defended track position vigorously from Sebastien Bourdais and the pair tangled, resulting in too much damage to their respective cars to continue.
Heikki Kovalainen defended track position vigorously from Sebastien Bourdais and the pair tangled, resulting in too much damage to their respective cars to continue.
Jarno Trulli finishes seventh for Toyota, with Raikkonen claiming the final point ahead of Glock. Fisichella was tenth and Nakajima 11th.
Piquet finished 12th and held off Kubica and Alonso very well in the final laps. Nick Heidfeld was 15th with Hamilton 16th, just one second ahead of Sutil 17th and Buemi 18th.
Piquet finished 12th and held off Kubica and Alonso very well in the final laps. Nick Heidfeld was 15th with Hamilton 16th, just one second ahead of Sutil 17th and Buemi 18th.
The crowd shows its appreciation for Vettel as he celebrates a dominant day at Silverstone.
Rubens Barrichello takes third for Brawn, with Massa holding off Rosberg and Button at the line.
Mark Webber makes it a one-two for Red Bull as the development race pays off for the Milton Keynes-based team.
Sebastian Vettel is the dominant winner of the British Grand Prix!
It is Vettel's first win in the dry and the young German in a heavily-revised Red Bull has been the class of the field this afternoon.
It is Vettel's first win in the dry and the young German in a heavily-revised Red Bull has been the class of the field this afternoon.
Lap 60: It looks like Kimi Raikkonen will hold on for the final point. Timo Glock in ninth is just over one second behind the Ferrari.
Lap 59: Nelson Piquet is just maintaining his advantage of Robert Kubica and Fernando Alonso as the scrap for 12th continues.
Up ahead of them, Nakajima is going to be very disappointed with a potential 11th-place finish after such a great qualifying effort yesterday, backed up by a strong opening stint to the grand prix.
Up ahead of them, Nakajima is going to be very disappointed with a potential 11th-place finish after such a great qualifying effort yesterday, backed up by a strong opening stint to the grand prix.
Lap 57: Lewis Hamilton has responded to the challenge laid down by Sutil and Buemi. They are covered by just three seconds as the battle for a lowly 16th place continues.
Lap 57: Button continues to close on Rosberg's Williams but overtaking has proven very difficult this afternoon.
Lap 56: Slightly further up the order, we have another healthy three-car scrap between Piquet, Kubica and Alonso. This is over 12th place as the younger Renault driver runs ahead of his more illustrious team-mate.
Lap 55: Jenson Button continues to close on Nico Rosberg with the gap slashed to 2.5 seconds.
Lap 55: Sebastien Buemi in 18th is two seconds faster than Hamilton and Sutil on the last lap. Can the young Swiss pass Sutil and then pass the world champion as well in the remaining six laps?
Lap 54: Kimi Raikkonen is another struggling for pace with the harder tyres on the Ferrari. Timo Glock is all over the Finn's gearbox in a scrap over the final point.
Lap 54: Behind Nakajima, Piquet is 12th and has Robert Kubica a couple of seconds behind him. Fernando Alonso is on the tail of Kubica in 14th making it a three-car scrap.
Nick Heidfeld is 15th, 25 seconds behind Alonso. Nick has Hamilton almost eight seconds behind him in 16th, with Sutil 17th and Buemi 18th.
Hamilton is struggling desparately for pace and the Sutil-Buemi pair are closing him in fast.
Nick Heidfeld is 15th, 25 seconds behind Alonso. Nick has Hamilton almost eight seconds behind him in 16th, with Sutil 17th and Buemi 18th.
Hamilton is struggling desparately for pace and the Sutil-Buemi pair are closing him in fast.
Lap 53: Rubens Barrichello is in a solid third, with Massa and Rosberg falling back towards Button's sixth-placed Brawn.
Lap 53: Sebastian Vettel leads by almost 20 seconds from team-mate Webber.
Lap 52: The Brawn team has done well with the stragegy today, running longer in the middle stint on the harder tyre to keep third for Barrichello and move Button up from eighth to sixth.
Lap 51: Button has resumed sixth, passing both Trulli and Raikkonen by running longer.
Lap 51: Glock was going on a couple of laps longer in a bid to gain track position over Fisichella and Nakajima ... and he does it! Glock is up into ninth place with Fisichela tenth and Nakajima in 11th place.
Lap 50: Jenson Button makes his final stop, switching over to the softer tyres.
Lap 50: Glock pits for the final time from seventh.
Lap 50: Jenson Button and Timo Glock have yet to stop. Button is on course to leapfrog Trulli's Toyota by staying out longer.
Lap 49: Nick Heidfeld pits from 15th place in the BMW Sauber for the final time this afternoon. Team-mate Kubica stops on the following lap.
Neither of them are going to score points this afternoon.
Neither of them are going to score points this afternoon.
Lap 49: That later stop than the Ferrari has done the job for Rubens, who is well clear of Massa in a nett third position.
Lap 49: What a brilliant job by Force India! Giancarlo Fisichella jumps Nakajima in the pitstop. Fisichella is tenth, with Nakajima now 11th. Kubica in 12th is right behind them.
Lap 48: Barrichello now makes his final stop.
Lap 48: Mark Webber pits from a temporary lead, handing the advantage back to Vettel.
Lap 48: Barrichello continues around for another lap, so the Brawn team must have fuelled him for a long middle stint to defend from the threat of Massa.
By: Geoff Creighton, Emlyn Hughes
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