Webber bemoans first lap error

The Red Bull driver, starting from the first row of the grid for the first time this season, lost control of his car at the Becketts corner, spinning and stopping on track.

The incident dropped him to the back of the field, and from there Webber tried to recover, but more spins ruined all his chances and he had to settle for 10th position.

"Unfortunately I dropped it on the entrance to Becketts on the first lap," admitted Webber. "I was quite close to Kimi (Raikkonen) and just got on the white line. I lost the car on the exit and had to let the field go past, so it was clear to spin back round.

"After that it was about making the right call for the right conditions. It was a difficult day to go car racing and it just didn't go our way today. The guys did a good job all week and it's a shame we couldn't convert our good qualifying performance."

Teammate David Coulthard had an even more disappointing day after spinning out of the race on the opening lap.

"The visibility was incredibly bad as you can imagine," he said. "I was very close to Sebastian after Abbey, as he had a wobble coming out of there. There was a clear gap down the inside, but unfortunately it was closing as I made the move.

"I'm sorry for him that we made contact and went into the gravel, I'm sorry for Red Bull too, as it was two cars out in one hit. I'm extremely disappointed for this to happen at my last British Grand Prix."