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 RESULTS1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h22:49.3282. Webber Red Bull-Renault +15.1883. Barrichello Brawn GP-Mercedes +41.1754. Massa Ferrari +45.0435. Rosberg Williams-Toyota +45.9156. Button Brawn GP-Mercedes +46.2857. Trulli Toyota +1:08.3078. Raikkonen Ferrari + 1:09.6229. Glock Toyota +1:09.82310. Fisichella Force India-Mercedes +1:11.52211. Nakajima Williams-Toyota +1:14.02312. Piquet Renault +1 lap13. Kubica BMW Sauber +1 lap14. Alonso Renault +1 lap15. Heidfeld BMW Sauber +1 lap16. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes +1 lap17. Sutil Force India-Mercedes +1 lap18. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari +1 lap
Not classified/retirements:Bourdais Toro Rosso-FerrariKovalainen McLaren-MercedesDrivers: 1. Button 64 2. Barrichello 413. Vettel 39 4. Webber 35.55. Trulli 21.56. Massa 167. Rosberg 15.58. Glock 13 9. Alonso 1110. Raikkonen 10
Constructors: 1. Brawn GP-Mercedes 1052. Red Bull-Renault 74.53. Toyota 34.54. Ferrari 265. Williams-Toyota 15.5
All timing unofficial
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