Sebastian Vettel completed a damage limitation exercise by finishing third in the British Grand Prix, behind team-mate Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso. The German, who won at Silverstone in 2009, was left to lament a poor first stint to the race.
“It was a tough day today,” said the Red Bull driver. “The start was not so good. I lost a little bit and then got stuck behind Michael, but had a good strategy to come back. We decided to pit early and we came out ahead, so that was a good call. I would be a bit happier if we had won today, but it was a great result for the team and I am happy.
“We’re just down the road, so it’s our local race. It’s good it didn’t rain, I saw some clouds coming and it might have helped my race, but I was very happy for the people in the grandstands.
"I think they appreciated it staying dry; it’s been a tough weekend for them, with rain, a lot of traffic and not so much driving from our side due to too much water, but I think we made up for that today.”
Vettel, third in the Drivers’ Championship, is no longer within a race win of the World Championship lead. With 100 points to his name, the reigning Double World Champion sits 29 points behind leader Fernando Alonso.
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:25:11.288 |
| 2. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | +3.060 |
| 3. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | +4.836 |
| 4. | F. Massa | Ferrari | +9.519 |
| 5. | K. Raikkonen | Lotus | +10.314 |
| 6. | R. Grosjean | Lotus | +17.101 |
| 7. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | +29.153 |
| 8. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | +36.463 |
| 9. | B. Senna | Williams | +43.347 |
| 10. | J. Button | McLaren | +44.444 |
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