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Updated: Vettel wins British GP
21 June 2009
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel ended Jenson Button's run of success at the British Grand Prix.
As Button was only able to finish sixth, Vettel's victory ahead of his team-mate Mark Webber and Button's Brawn stablemate Rubens Barrichello hinted that this year's world championship might not be entirely settled yet.
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Vettel put controlled the grand prix from the outset - striding away from his lighter rivals at a staggering rate in the first stint. Consistently one second per lap quicker, he was 20 seconds clear of the closely-matched Barrichello and Webber by the first stops.
While Vettel cruised to his third career win, Webber completed Red Bull's perfect day by squeezing ahead of Barrichello as he emerged from his first pitstop, which he made a lap later than the Brazilian.
Button was never a factor in his home race. Boxed in behind the slow-starting Jarno Trulli off the line, he completed the first lap in eighth and stayed there for most of the afternoon. Only by running longer at his last stop was he able to jump ahead of Trulli's Toyota and Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari.
RACE RESULTS
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h22:49.328
2. Webber Red Bull-Renault +15.188
3. Barrichello Brawn GP-Mercedes +41.175
4. Massa Ferrari +45.043
5. Rosberg Williams-Toyota +45.915
6. Button Brawn GP-Mercedes +46.285
7. Trulli Toyota +1:08.307
8. Raikkonen Ferrari + 1:09.622
9. Glock Toyota +1:09.823
10. Fisichella Force India-Mercedes +1:11.522
11. Nakajima Williams-Toyota +1:14.023
12. Piquet Renault +1 lap
13. Kubica BMW Sauber +1 lap
14. Alonso Renault +1 lap
15. Heidfeld BMW Sauber +1 lap
16. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes +1 lap
17. Sutil Force India-Mercedes +1 lap
18. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1 lap
Not classified/retirements:
Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes
Drivers:
1. Button 64
2. Barrichello 41
3. Vettel 39
4. Webber 35.5
5. Trulli 21.5
6. Massa 16
7. Rosberg 15.5
8. Glock 13
9. Alonso 11
10. Raikkonen 10
Constructors:
1. Brawn GP-Mercedes 105
2. Red Bull-Renault 74.5
3. Toyota 34.5
4. Ferrari 26
5. Williams-Toyota 15.5
All timing unofficial
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