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British GP - Race
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11 July 2010 @ 11:20 GMT - Michael King British GP Result: 1 Webber; 2 Hamilton; 3 Rosberg; 4 Button; 5 Barrichello; 6 Kobayashi; 7 Vettel; 8 Sutil; 9 Schumacher; 10 Hulkenberg
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Race winner Mark Webber: "I did the best job I could and it worked out OK. I enjoyed the grand prix, it was a good fight with Lewis Hamilton. The car was faultless. I made a good start and I was very keen to hold my corner and it worked out for me."
sarahholtf1
Vettel says it's a good result for the team but he is focusing on himself rather than commenting on any 'needle' with Mark
sarahholtf1
Vettel says he had entertaining last few laps. He wants to know if Lee's question is serious when she asks if Mark had given him enough room
WilliamsF1Team
Nico after the race, good job today! http://twitpic.com/24dsju
Sarah Holt sarahholtf1
Huge cheers as Sir Stirling Moss hands Lewis Hamilton his trophy for second
Over 105,000 fans at Silverstone today incredible fans
sarahholtf1
Webber does a massive jump on the podium. Crowd love it. It's been a splendid British Grand Prix.
Nico Rosberg was off the radar a bit this weekend but he collects third for Mercedes. His third of the season.
BBC F1 commentator David Croft: "That is Mark Webber sending out a message to the whole wide world that he feels he has been treated wrongly by his team."
BBC F1 analyst Martin Brundle: "That result is a great save by McLaren. For Button to finish fourth after starting 14th is brilliant."
sarahholtf1
Lewis Hamilton stays top of the drivers championship as he collects second on home soil. Button is fourth and stays second in table
MikeGascoyne
2 cars home at our home GP, best of the new teams, good job from everyone
sarahholtf1
Did Mark Webber really say on the team radio - not bad for a number two driver?!
Renault F1 Team rf1paddockpass
Vitaly finishes the race in P13, solid performance
Lap 52
Scuderia Ferrari InsideFerrari
Alonso set the fastest lap of the race, definetely not a consolation at all
Webber wins at Silverstone, Hamilton second, Rosberg P3
VirginRacing
Timo and kov both setting personal fastest laps
Vettel passes Vettel up to P7
Lap 51
Sarah Holt sarahholtf1
Alonso's battling with Liuzzi for 11th has only resulted in a burst tyre & a return to the pits. Vettel heads onto grass but is still 8th
Vettel still unable to take Sutil
Vettel goes wide and almost lost it.
Hulkenberg on the back of Schumacher
Lap 50
Alonso pits
Lap 49
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Looks like no points today for Ferrari. Alonso will be very angry about the stewards' decision to give him a drive through
BBC F1 analyst Martin Brundle: "What Ferrari should have done is given the place back straight away."
Virgin Racing VirginRacing
Enjoying the commentary from silverstone. Very good coverage. Timo doesn't appear to be gaining on Tru
Out at copse now. Good to be in the crowd and still hear our radio
Kov much closer to timo!
Lap 48
tonyfernandes
well done heikki . well done. hes overtaken glock. well done well done .
Alonso can't get passed Lui - He is running in P12
Vettel still not pass Sutil
Lap 47
Button running low on fuel.
sarahholtf1
Vettel is all over the back of Sutil's Force India but the older German gets away from his younger compatriot. Alguersuari beaches on gravel
Lap 46
Alg is out after spinning from P14
Webber goes quickest again: 1:32.354
Lap 45
Button still in P4 behind Rosberg
Kob running P6
Vettel still pushing Sutil very hard, but is still behind him
Lap 44
Webber goes fastest 1:32.655
Lap 43
Vettel now chasing Sutil
Hamilton goes fastest 1:32.798
Lap 42
sarahholtf1
Vettel is on a charge. He passes his German mentor Michael Schumacher for eighth.
BBC F1 commentator David Croft: "We could have a British two-three which would be absolutely amazing. Button lapping three tenths seconds faster than Rosberg and the gap between them is down to less than a second."
1 Australia M
Webber Red Bull
2 Great
Britain L Hamilton McLaren
3 Germany N Rosberg Mercedes
4 Great
Britain J Button McLaren
5 Brazil R Barrichello Williams
6 Japan K
Kobayashi BMW Sauber
7 Germany A
Sutil Force India
8 Germany S
Vettel Red Bull
9 Germany M Schumacher Mercedes
10 Germany N Hulkenberg Williams
11 Spain J
Alguersuari Toro Rosso
12 Italy V
Liuzzi Force India
13 Spain F Alonso Ferrari
14 Russia V Petrov Renault
15 Switzerland S
Buemi Toro Rosso
16 Brazil F Massa Ferrari
17 Italy J Trulli Lotus
18 Germany T Glock Virgin
19 Finland H Kovalainen Lotus
20 India K Chandhok Hispania
21 Japan S Yamamoto Hispania
22 Spain P
de la Rosa (ret.) BMW Sauber
23 Poland R
Kubica (ret.) Renault
24 Brazil L
di Grassi (ret.) Virgin
Lap 41
rf1paddockpass
Vitaly has to come in with a suspected puncture
InsideFerrari
Felipe suddenly came into the pits...
He had spun just before the pit entry and decided to come in because he flat spotted one tyre
Petrov pits
Lap 40
Vettel's car faster than Schumacher's car on the straight. Vettel up to P8
InsideFerrari
It will be hard to get some points today: 11 laps to go and both cars are out of the points
Massa pits from P16
Vettel pusing Schumacher
BBC F1 commentator David Croft: "We could have a British two-three which would be absolutely amazing. Button lapping three tenths seconds faster than Rosberg and the gap between them is down to less than a second."
Lap 39
Vettel passes Hulkenberg for P9. Chasing Schumacher
Lap 38
clubforce
Adrian in 7th after overtaking Schumacher is right behind Kobayashi and Barrichello
Vettel up to P10
Webber is flying almost a second faster than Hamitlon
Lap 37
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Button is shaping up to attack Rosberg for final podium spot. Barr going really well again in P5, Kobay superb P6
Hamilton still running P2 and Button in P4
Lap 36
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Alonso has asked the team not to radio him for the rest of the race - he's got his head down and is charging
Vettel up to P11
Scuderia Ferrari InsideFerrari
Fernando is understandably upset... He overtook Buemi and he is 15th...
Lap 35
sarahholtf1
Adrian Sutil battles with Schumacher, passes him for seventh and take a bit of his car with him. Webber 2.5 secs ahead of Lewis at the front
RedBullRacing
Mark having an excellent race - pace to spare
InsideFerrari
You can just say one thing: if a penalty must be punishing it must be always like this...
Lap 34
VirginRacing
Timo closing back to tru but kov v close
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 L34 Vettel passes Massa for P12. Ferrari set for no points today at this rate.
rf1paddockpass
Vitaly is P10 but can yet do better, he is battling hard for 9th place
InsideFerrari
After all that happened in the last few laps Felipe is 13th and Fernando 16th...
tonyfernandes
shame we pitted when we did. noweveryone blue flags us. my favourite flag
Lap 33
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Sutil passes Schumacher, but Schu knocks off some of his front wing
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Great scrap between Petrov, Hulk and Algu.
BBC F1 analyst Anthony Davidson: "You heard Vettel's engineer on the radio as soon as Vettel came out of the pits telling him he had great pace and that he can still salvage something from the weekend. I think that was a sure sign that they were worried that his head would drop and that can happen."
Renault's Robert Kubica: "Something broke on the 'diff', so rear axle. Fernando [Alonso] and I had a fight, I was much slower, but he overtook me by cutting the corner, and on my last lap I was informed he had to give back the position, but then I had to retire."
BBC F1 pundit David Coulthard: "I think that drive-through penalty for Alonso is very harsh. If he hadn't cut the corner [as he passed Kubica] there was going to be contact. Normally he would simply have to concede the place back. The fact Kubica's car has stopped isn't Ferarri's fault."
BBC F1 analyst Anthony Davidson: "Fernando Alonso has gone from having to serve his penalty with the field strung out and will now lose a bunch of places with the field all compressed back together by the appearance of the safety car."
Lap 32
Vettel up to P14
Webber sets fastest lap after SC came in
sarahholtf1
As I'm multi-tasking, the safety car has now just gone in. Alonso serves his penalty.
Lap 31
1 Australia M
Webber Red Bull
2 Great
Britain L Hamilton McLaren
3 Germany N Rosberg Mercedes
4 Great
Britain J Button McLaren
5 Brazil R Barrichello Williams
6 Japan K
Kobayashi BMW Sauber
7 Germany M Schumacher Mercedes
8 Germany A
Sutil Force India
9 Germany N Hulkenberg Williams
10 Spain J
Alguersuari Toro Rosso
11 Russia V Petrov Renault
12 Spain F Alonso Ferrari
13 Switzerland S
Buemi Toro Rosso
14 Brazil F Massa Ferrari
15 Germany S
Vettel Red Bull
16 Spain P
de la Rosa BMW Sauber
17 Italy V
Liuzzi Force India
18 Italy J Trulli Lotus
19 Germany T Glock Virgin
20 Finland H Kovalainen Lotus
21 India K Chandhok Hispania
22 Japan S Yamamoto Hispania
23 Poland R
Kubica (ret.) Renault
24 Brazil L
di Grassi (ret.) Virgin
VirginRacing
These blue flags are going to be a nightmare
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Alonso has served the drive through penalty. He is now last.
Alonso serves drive through
Lap 30
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Safety car may help Vettel. He can now attack from P 15. Now we'll see how good he is at overtaking
BBC F1 analyst Anthony Davidson on Alonso: "It was a racing incident, but if there were speed bumps in the chicane there or higher curbs like at Monza, it wouldn't have happened. Sometimes people don't think about those sort of things when they design race tracks and the drivers can find cheaty little ways around things."
BBC F1 analyst Martin Brundle: "Now they're both on to the harder tyre, Lewis Hamilton can't stay with Mark Webber."
clubforce
Tonio in and out of the pits.
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 F1 Safety car destroys Alonso's race. Drive through penalty will send him to the back of the field
Cars lining up behind safety will make it interesting
Lap 29
clubforce
10th for Adrian and 13th for Tonio now as the safety car has been deployed
Scuderia Ferrari InsideFerrari
Safety car is out but Fernando has to serve the penalty only after the track is back green
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Safety car deployed probably due to debris on the track, from De la Rosa's wing
sarahholtf1
Alonso, who is running fourth, receives a drive through for cutting a corner when passing Kubica.
Lap 28
Safety car is out -
Hulkenberg pits.
Lap 27
Alonso gets drive through penalty
tonyfernandes
jarno coming in. half way through the race
VirginRacing
Great stop. Perfect should have kov behind. Trulli in next. Exciting! http://twitpic.com/24dbxf
Lap 26
De la Rosa has damage to his rear wing
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Kubica's retirement was due to something broken on the rear axle
sarahholtf1
Still unclear on what happened to Kubica's car. He reckons 'something broke'. Ever the man of few words
tonyfernandes
bad pit stop for heikki. more work needed there.
Kubica says it was a differential problem that put him out
Lap 25
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Webber is now getting away from Hamilton. Vett still hasn't passed Glock or Trulli. He's down in P19
Webber sets the fastest lap 1:35.088
Lap 24
VirginRacing
Not a good stop for kov. Make these laps count timo!
tonyfernandes
heikki coming in . give a gap between him and jarno
Lap 23
sarahholtf1
Button pits and returns in sixth. Latest postions are 1. Webber 2. Hamilton 3. Hulk 4. Rosberg 5. Alonso 6. Button 7. Alguersuari 8. Rubens
Lap 22
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 L 22 Button pits, he's jumped Barr and Kobay. He'll be P5 when Hulk pits
InsideFerrari
Button pitted but rejoined the track behind Fernando
He has to catch Rosberg to fight for the podium
rf1paddockpass
We'll be investigating what the issue with Robert's car was it is of course disappointing after his strong start
sarahholtf1
More bad luck for Kubica. He retires. He looked handy for some points for Renault today too.
tonyfernandes
kubica and di grassi is out
Button pits
Lap 21
James Allen Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Button is still on original soft tyres, now around 1 sec/lap slower than Ham. Kubica pits with a problem
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Button is still on original soft tyres, now around 1 sec/lap slower than Ham. Kubica pits with a problem
rf1paddockpass
Robert has a problem with the car, he needs to come in...
Webber goes fastest: 1:35.194
Lap 20
Kubica retires from the race
InsideFerrari
Alonso overtook Kubica in a tough battle and then Alguersuari
BBC pit-lane reporter Holly Samos:"I've just spoke to the McLaren team and they say that the new front wing with the old package is running very well. They are over the moon with how it is performing."
BBC F1 commentator David Croft: "Jenson is setting personal best laps. He is really revelling in the free air he has got."
Lap 19
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Kubica and Alonso having a furious battle for P4. Rosb passes Algu who hasn't stopped yet
sarahholtf1
Webber & Hamilton both pits and hold position. Button in third now but he hasn't pitted yet. Alonso has done a sneaky pass on Kubica for 7th
Renault talking to Charlie Whiting about Alonso's move
sarahholtf1
Webber & Hamilton both pits and hold position. Button in third now but he hasn't pitted yet. Alonso has done a sneaky pass on Kubica for 7th
tonyfernandes
lotus racing racing ferrari for position. at least mr montezemelo has to be quiet for a few laps hahahaha
Lap 18
Alonso trying to pass Kubica and does so but he cut the corner. He asks the team if its ok.
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Rosberg has jumped Kubica in stops, he's now P3
Mike Gascoyne MikeGascoyne
Back in front of massa, keep racing boys
Lap 17
Webber pits
Massa runs wide.
clubforce
Adrian stops for soft tyres
Hamilton ahead of Button.
Hamilton pits for hard tyres
Lap 16
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Butt and Rosb trying to make up places by staying out, looks like it might work. Rosb is 21 secs ahead of Kub. Rosb pits L15
VirginRacing
Timo running about 3secs behind kov. 20s ahead of chd. Then vettel.
rf1paddockpass
It's now Vitaly's turn to come in for his pit stop
Rosberg pits
MikeGascoyne
Now heikki trying to keep massa behind, might be tricky
Lap 15
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Kub pits from P3 rejoins P10 still ahead of Alonso. Rosberg is the key now in battle for podium. Alo goes off at Copse and rejoins
rf1paddockpass
That was a good pit stop for Robert who came out in front of Alonso
Scuderia Ferrari InsideFerrari
Massa got Glock and is 19th
Button now running in P4
Rosberg sets fastest lap: 1:35.574
Lap 14
VirginRacing
Lucas out of the car now. His race is over
sarahholtf1
A flurry of stops. Alonso comes in from sixth. The Ferrari might be aiming to get the jump on Kubica and Rosberg ahead.
InsideFerrari
Now Fernando has to push like hell...
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Kobay has jumped Schumacher in pit stops
Kubica pits
Hamilton sets fastest lap: 1:35.598
Lap 13
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 L12 Schu pits for hard tyre. Rejoins P15. Alo pits as does Barr.
Barrichellow pits and Kob
tonyfernandes
jarno and heikki lapping at 1.39 . abt 3 seconds off the pace. goof at this track. longer and very high speed corners
InsideFerrari
Ready for the pit stop of Fernando...
Lap 12
Tony Fernandes tonyfernandes
jarno and heikki did well keeping out force indiaout . much faster car . both kept liuzzi for 9 laps. amazing crowd .
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Ferrari needs to get pit stop tactics right to jump Rosberg at the pit stop
Schumacher pits
Hamitlont sets the fastest time 1:35.90
Lap 11
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Ham doing well to stay with Webber, given how poor McLaren was yesterday., Kubica is being dropped in P3 - 15 secs to Webber
InsideFerrari
Felipe overtook Chandhok...
rf1paddockpass
We are 10/52 laps into the British Grand Prix, the track is looking good with the new section
Lap 10
VirginRacing
Sounds like Lucas has a hydraulic problem. Coming in
clubforce
Tonio has overtaken Kovalainen for P17 and is now looking to pass Trulli
Di Grassi pits
InsideFerrari
Felipe has a pace similar to the two guys in front
He has overtaken Yamamoto and he is 22nd
sarahholtf1
Red Bulls top and bottom of the timesheets right now. Webber leads by 2.4 seconds from Hamilton while Vettel lags behind Massa in 24th
Webber goes fastest: 1:36.256s
Lap 9
Alonso in P5
BBC F1 commentator Jonathan Legard: "Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel are now bookending this race, first and last - I wonder what the Red Bull hierarchy, who handed Vettel the new wing, are making of this."
BBC pit-lane reporter Holly Samos:"I just spoke to Mark Webber's dad Alan. He just can't believe the start his son has had. He is speechless!"
VirginRacing
Timo and Lucas holding station behind kov. Nothing to report over the radio
Lap 8
Button still in P8
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Vettel is last - 84 seconds behind his team mate. Close inspection suggests that Vettel's tyre may have been cut by Ham's wing
Lap 7
Barrichello is in P6
Vettel still running last.
Lap 6
rf1paddockpass
Robert has to keep his position, he is defending hard
InsideFerrari
Webber and Hamilton are flying away while kubica is holding up Rosberg and Alonso
sarahholtf1
Button has managed to weave his way through to eighth so he is on a nice charge too on home soil
Vettel looks like he killed his tyre on the rumblestrips when fighting Webber. Alonso & Massa look like they touched too... Team-mate wars!
Lap 5
NobleF1
So if Webber wins, does RBR have to give him all the best bits for the next race on Vettel's home ground?
Alonso pushing Rosbeeg very hard
Tony Fernandes tonyfernandes
race on. lovely to get hazel chapman onto the grid. she opened our new motor home . very special day
Rosberg is pushing Kubica hard
Kubica running P3
Lap 4
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Massa hit Alonso from behind and that's how he got the puncture
InsideFerrari
Not a very good first part of the race...
Two Ferrari's touched that is why Massa has a puncture
clubforce
It is P10 for Adrian and P18 for Tonio now as we are on lap 3
Lap 3
Rosberg in P4 Schumacher in P7
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Vettel pits and goes onto hards, he'll go to the finish on those, probably
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Massa pits. Alonso has dropped from P3 on grid to P5
Button up to P8
rf1paddockpass
Vitaly has also made up some places from p15 he is now p12
Lap 2
Vettel almost a lap down due to puncture
InsideFerrari
Felipe has a puncture and he is coming in
Bad start from Fernando, who lost few positions
Lap 1
Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Start Webber passes Vettel, Vettel goes off. Vettel has puncture. Ham attacks Webb
Hamilton pushing Webber very hard.
Vettel picked up a puncture and is way back.
Webber leads
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VirginRacing
Mechanics arguing about who won the running race back from the grid. I reckon it was joe.
Red Bull boss Christian Horner: "It is amazing how much fuss that one front wing can make. It was a big decision but the most important thing that the team get a good result and we are in a good position to get that. Adrian wanted to run the wing and both cars wanted it but I can't cut it in half. If we had lost the pole because we didn't use it we would look pretty stupid. We went through it with him and explained it and Mark respects that it is a team thing."
rf1paddockpass
The weather has been nice all weekend and we are not expecting any rain for the race either
Scuderia Ferrari InsideFerrari
air temperature is 24 C, trac 34 C
InsideFerrari
Parade and car preparation procedures went fine so everything is ready on the grid
WilliamsF1Team
Rubens http://twitpic.com/24czdt
OfficialMGP
Tom & Amy chat to the BBC's Ted Kravitz... http://twitpic.com/24cz9m
OfficialMGP
Michael arrives on the grid... http://twitpic.com/24cz3w
WilliamsF1Team
All the Williams greats, Nigel..hope they bring us luck! http://twitpic.com/24cypv
Sir Nick Faldo: "I'm very privileged to be here. The last time out was at Monaco four or five years ago. I'm here for the boys, for the Brits, Jenson and Lewis. I am able to watch as much as I can in America but I still follow it along with my son and we text each other on the results - this is real driving."
BBC F1 analyst Anthony Davidson: "Hamilton is on the dirty side of the track but he made a great getaway in Valencia and if he can put the Red Bulls under a bit of pressure, we'll have a race. But I fear for the pace of those Red Bulls."
Sir Patrick Stewart: "What Lewis and Jenson have done to galvanise the interest in British motorsport has been amazing - this would be a really nice time for a bit of British sporting success.
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh: "With Jenson we have to be a little bit bold and do something out of kilter with other people."
Red Bull's Mark Webber on the grid: "[The wing change] is parked in the back of my mind for the moment, but obviously I wasn't too happy about it. Hopefully it will be a pretty straightforward race, with the starting positions reversed. I'll do my best today for the guys on my car &ldots;."
WilliamsF1Team
Damon Hill http://twitpic.com/24cyg9
WilliamsF1Team
Ron Dennis on the grid http://twitpic.com/24cxqd
VirginRacing
Fantastic crowd here today. Great atmosphere #F1 http://twitpic.com/24cxmg
BBC Sport's Sarah Holt at Silverstone: "Virgin have taken the essence of the brand's successful music festival and laid on a mini F1 festival experience at Silverstone. Fans were treated to posh camping, campfire sing-a-longs, barbequeues, live bands and a visit from drivers Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi - and you don't get that at Glastonbury. The whole shindig is being held in the grounds of Stowe School, Sir Richard Branson's former seat of learning. It has been deemed a big success and the team are also pretty pleased with their progress on-track so far this weekend. Virgin say new wings at the front and rear and a new floor have added a whole second per lap in performance. Virgin's best car in qualifying here was 0.370 seconds behind the Lotus ahead compared to 1.428 seconds adrift of the next car in Valencia."
BBC Sport's Andrew Benson at Silverstone: "Following Sarah's meeting with Howard Donald, I had my own celebrity moment this morning. Golfer Nick Faldo, an old friend of Eddie Jordan, was standing near the BBC crew as they rehearsed for the race show, and EJ wanted to give him his mobile number. He asked me to rip a page out of my notebook for him to write it on. The only vaguely blank page I could find had a drawing by my seven-year-old daughter on it. Do you think she'll forgive me handing it over to a sporting legend? Faldo that is, obviously."
Of course she will, you can rest easy.
Sir Stirling Moss on the situation at Red Bull: "I think what Mark Webber should do is say 'OK, give him [Vettel] the best parts, and I'll go out and beat him anyway'."
clubforce
Gary and neil living the dream on the grid http://twitpic.com/24cwhx
sarahholtf1
Jenson tells DC he wants to have some fun today and hopefully have a better race. Instructions from McLaren? Drive as hard as you can!
WilliamsF1Team
Lewis http://twitpic.com/24cvqt
sarahholtf1
Mark Webber lines up in second. He tells Martin B it should be a straightforward race with positions hopefully changing about a bit.
rf1paddockpass
Robert arrived on the grid http://tweetphoto.com/32075951 #F1 #Renaultf1
WilliamsF1Team
Nico coming into P13 http://twitpic.com/24cuzr
clubforce
we are lining up for the grid now, massive fever!
VirginRacing
It's about 100 miles to the grid today. Good job the lads aren't wearing black on a sunny day. Oh, hang on...
WilliamsF1Team
Opposite the Hulk's grid slot http://twitpic.com/24cuce
VirginRacing
Airguns and spare wheel nuts. We will take them out of the bag before the start, obviously. http://twitpic.com/24cuav
InsideFerrari
Fernando is going out now. He will pass through the pit lane to check that everything is ok with the car
Felipe is doing the same now
VirginRacing
Both cars going to the grid on options
VirginRacing
Traffic gone. Ok guys. Let's go http://twitpic.com/24ctjh
OfficialMGP
Drivers in their cars and we're counting down to the 2010 British GP!
rf1paddockpass
We are ready to go on the grid http://tweetphoto.com/32075044 #F1 #Renaultf1
InsideFerrari
Half an hour to the start of the British GP, everything is ready in the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro garage. Both drivers are in the cockpit.
WilliamsF1Team
Rubens suiting and booting http://twitpic.com/24ct5u
VirginRacing
Timo is just running through the gears with engine running and wheels off.
VirginRacing
Lucas climbing in http://twitpic.com/24csrz
BBC Sport's Sarah Holt at Silverstone: "The headlines in the British papers are full of 'Raging Bulls', feuds and Red Bull 'giving Sebastian Vettel wings but not Mark Webber'. For the second time this season, the team have been accused of favouritism after taking a new front wing off Webber's car to give to Vettel, who then took pole. Will fizzing tensions at Red Bull affect their title push? Martin Whitmarsh, boss of McLaren, says: 'Incidents, whether real or imaginary, where one driver is favoured is generally to the overall detriment of the team performance and the driver who's been stitched up. When people go out and give it their all, they've got to believe the team is supporting and backing them.' Would it happen at McLaren? 'We try to be as fair and open with the drivers as we can. In these circumstances with our two drivers who are very close fighting for the championship we would not have run the new floor if we had only had one of them.'"
BBC Sport's Andrew Benson at Silverstone: "Everyone is expecting Red Bull to dominate the race this afternoon and the only man who looks anywhere near them on pace is Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. Mark Webber, in second place behind team-mate Sebastian Vettel, is worried about losing a place to Alonso on the run down to the first corner because the Australian is starting on the dirtier, less grippy side of the track. But Alonso doesn't sound too confident of taking his first victory since the opening race of the season in Bahrain: 'We want to win races - maybe at the moment we are not in a position to do that, especially at this type of circuit.' He went on to say there was more chance of Spain beating the Netherlands in the World Cup final this evening than him finishing ahead of the Red Bulls."
BBC F1 analyst Anthony Davidson on Red Bull: "If that happened to me I would be utterly peeved! That's the only word I can use on air. Vettel is the guy who has been under their wing since his career began and they have nurtured him to be their number one driver. I actually think Mark Webber has been a bit of an annoyance to be winning races. That was never part of the script."
BBC Sport's Sarah Holt at Silverstone: "Lewis Hamilton has won round Silverstone before in 2008 and despite starting fourth on the grid, the championship leader fancies his chances again. 'From where I'm starting I have to try and move forwards and score as many points as possible,' the McLaren driver said. 'This year is really about consistency; if you can score points you can continue being in the title fight until the end. Red Bull have had the pace in every race but they haven't capitalised.' Team boss Martin Whitmarsh is also optimistic, even after making the decision to take a significant update off the cars. He says: 'You don't want to give any races away but it's a long championship and we haven't given the race up. Lewis starts on the second row and in his mind he is going to win the race.'"
BBC commentator Martin Brundle: "Who can stop the Red Bulls? Nobody can stop them - they simply have a faster car. Fernando Alonso has got the next best car for Ferrari. We have seen the Red Bulls run each into each other, they've had reliability issues and after switching the front wing from Mark Webber's car to Sebastian Vettel's for qualifying there will be a bit of tension on the front row. But on form they should get an easy one-two."
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