Mark Webber has won the Grand Prix of Great Britain for the second time in three years after a late charge on Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard suffered in his final stint and lost the win 5 laps from the end. With Alonso second, Sebastian Vettel finished third to make this a great result for Red Bull Racing.
well webber was faster today, you must admit that he was very fast with soft tyres first stint with lot of fuel and that was the race winning factor.SeijaKessen wrote:There's that too.Shrieker wrote:Soft tyres that can't last for 7-8 laps, and are slower than the hards even when they're fresh ? Bridgestone should never have quit.
The Pirelli tires are a joke. Alonso lost that race because of these idiot tires.
=D> [-o<And remember that he has done one extra stop for wing change at the 2nd or 3rd lap...clipsy1H wrote:He start P10 and finish P6 with good start he could be on Podium or maybe fight for win.
Or, Webber won it because of the tyres.SeijaKessen wrote:There's that too.Shrieker wrote:Soft tyres that can't last for 7-8 laps, and are slower than the hards even when they're fresh ? Bridgestone should never have quit.
The Pirelli tires are a joke. Alonso lost that race because of these idiot tires.
It is fantastic. Now Sir Jackie Stewart is interviewing the drivers on the podium.Fizz.Schumi wrote:Anyone else enjoying the new podium procedure ? ... The background music etc. sounds great - Builds up the atmosphere nicely .. AHhhhh interviews as well
Absolutely right...it could have been a comfortable win for Alonso should he start on soft. I would say the strategy was to run long to wait for rain should it come but just like Monaco it never came. Disapointed to be honest but the good thing from Silverstone is that we are now can fight for the win with Redbull on a track that suit the RB8. If we can keep doing this then we can think about the WDC.TheRMVR wrote:What a freaking fail from Ferrari. Unbelievable. After Canada again they deny Alonso a victory...
If Massa could start on the soft tires and keep up with Webber and Vettel, why the hell do they risk Alonso's strategy and start on the hard tire? He had those RedBulls in the pocket. If he started on the soft tire this would be a walk in the park for Alonso, very disappointing...
How many laps did Webber do on the softs for the firs stint. He had good pace with themTeechnical wrote:@just_a_fan, your correct, its pointless to sulk, but i think 7 or 8 laps for a soft tyre is crap. Really.
Not really Hamilton pace was ok at Valencia and Silverstone but fail strategy!! he should start on softs and finish on Hard like Webber and Vettel. Same mistake for Alonso.GrizzleBoy wrote:I dont think many will agree, but the McLaren really is the dog of the top running cars and has been for a while.
Today is just the first time Hamilton has matched Buttons poor performance in the car (and Button was lucky to even score a point today).
Grosjean/Raikkonens pace is race winning.
The Ferraris pace is race winning.
The Red Bulls pace is race winning.
The McLarens are nowhere tbh.
+1Shrieker wrote:Driver of the race: Grosjean. He'd have won if his front wing hadn't broken in the first lap don t you think ? His pace was really amazing...
