The British Grand Prix Formula 1

The season is under way. Sebastian Vettel takes the victory. Lewis

Hamilton Windsor. He is the master. Again, Sebastian Vettel.

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the countryside for a British Grand Prix weekend. This is not what I

had in mind! You are going to fast! Here we are, Silverstone village,

the former home of Eddie Jordan. David, you are the only one not out

of breath. You never see eye-to- eye! See if you are still welcome?

We wanted to check that Eddie Jordan left the house in a good

state. Very much so. Hello, Prix! Another win for Sebastian

actual Grand Prix. You still have your pyjamas on! The 2011 British

Grand Prix at Silverstone. Do you know what I really love coming

under this bridge? The picture of me, looking much younger. Once we

stop, we cannot get going again. like to ride my bicycle! I like to

ride my bike! This has got so many memories from my childhood and my

early career. I learned to drive my mother's car around the perimeter

roads. The first racing car I drove down south was on this track. I

camped at the 1990 British Grand Prix. U 19 years later. Indeed!

This is my favourite track. I always feel something special. It

is like the culmination of everything that happens in the

found the glasses in the end. It is difficult when you are peddling for

free, but a great opportunity to see this new Silverstone wind. Many

believe it is on a par with the best in the world. It is raining at

the moment, but we do not mind that one bit, because we are ready for a

special race. You will find out why in a moment. The stand-out moment

from yesterday, welcome on Thursday, there were already hundreds of fans.

It is in the middle of the British summer, everybody converges on here

from every quarter of the British Isles. It is very special. His

place has something magical, goose pimples. It is a very special

feeling. You arrive by helicopter, now you are working for us, you on

a bicycle! No-budget wasted on the travel! It is good to experience

what the fans experience, because I have never seen that. I am glad we

hadn't cycled to every race this have turned out in their droves,

happy to be here. Even a David Coulthard banner! Those fans have

almost had the chance to meet the drivers, because Sebastian Vettel

was giving autographs for a very attraction. Prince Harry is in the

house. He was here in 1994, when Damon Hill won, so maybe that is a

good omen for a British winner. David, he walked through the gates

15 times. Damon Hill has called this like performing in the school

play, performing for your parents. There is an additional pressure,

performing for a home crowd, because you know how hard they have

worked. You do not want to let them down. Looking at the standings,

Fernando Alonso has said this is the weekend, they have got to

challenge. He is absolutely right, this is a crucial time for all of

the other teams, apart from Red Bull, and in particular, Ferrari.

They have not capitalised on what they could have achieved, but I

fancy Fernando Alonso. Yesterday, pre-qualifying was dominated by a

tedious discussion about exhaust gases. Read Paul said, this will

affect how fast a car will be. -- Red Bull. Did they have their run

dominated by a row about how teams used the exhaust gas to create

downforce. The FAA -- FIA wanted to ban it, the teams did not.

Discussions looked set to run and run, but with the restrictions in

place, qualifying could get under way. The great British summer court

had Fernando Alonso, lucky to find his way out of the service road. He

would go one to qualify third. One team that has been disadvantaged by

the rule changes, McLaren. They had been exploiting the exhaust concept

as they tried to make up for a lack of downforce. When the restrictions

came, they suffered. Lewis Hamilton is 10th, Jenson Button Fifth, but

1.5 seconds off pole position. not know where the pace has gone,

but I can guess. We have not suddenly built a car that is 1.3

seconds slower than the Ferrari. I do not know the details of the

regulations, but I am surprised. have got a couple of people in

front of me that I might be quicker than, but overtaking is very

difficult. But we can still have an exciting race. Kit is not a

fantastic weekend. Paul di Resta is sixth on the grid. The more laps we

did, the more comfortable I got. The last lap, there was not much

more coming from it. To get sixth place, that is not a bad result.

Before qualifying, Red Bull suggested that will change would

hurt them. But as usual, they finished first and second, but with

Mark Webber getting the better of Sebastian Vettel. It has been good

to me in the past, had fully it will be good to me again. --

hopefully. I am looking forward to challenging for the victory. It

will be an interesting race. have been competitive, Ferrari and

McLaren... It is early to say that we lost, Ferrari did not and

McLaren lost even more. All of these teams will be competitive.

The tyres will play a bigger role than the exhaust. Mark Webber on

pole position for the second time this season. Sebastian Vettel still

Kamui Kobayashi. Michael Schumacher is disappointed in 13th. Even worse

front and at the back, and McLaren are very frustrated. Mark Webber at

the front, congratulations to him, but poor position is worth no

points at will. He has not taken the wind the last three times.

what happened at the last three times does not matter. Can he

convert what was a great pole position lap into a victory? He won

last year, and he has got to be feeling confident. As far as

Ferrari are concerned, this is the anniversary of their first ever win

in Formula One. They are still talking about the future, rather

than celebrating a great qualifying. Absolutely. The team that have come

out of the changes with the biggest advantage is Ferrari. They do not

want to revert back to the Valencia Rules for the next race. No

surprise. Who can blame them? The Red Arrows have nearly finished, it

is time for the drivers to head out on the grid in 10 minutes.

Sebastian Vettel has got everything, he is the current world champion,

the leader, but he wants to be super-fast around the Top Gear

scenes facilities of Top Gear. entrants, this might not be around

much longer. Spare tyres. We only eat brown food. Anybody who eats

apples or lettuce is sacked on the spot. This is not glamourous!

make a point of it! We have heard that the state will present himself.

There it is! Stand back, littered walked by. There is no point

talking to ripped off. Where is the studio? It is just across the car-

park. This is the studio. Dark, untidy. That is just for keeping

stuff them. They are like art exhibits, but there is no art. I

think that fell off! What is your opinion of Formula One? I had a

brief go. I think they wanted to sign me. Then I thought, maybe

there is something in the, some magic, that has never been spotted.

There is not! Your heart is beating faster now! I can tell! You're

hiding it well! How does that look? Terrible. Now I can be annoying and

offensive. Something else backstage, the Formula One world champion. How

is it going? It is good. You might find this interesting. Try not to

be bowled over by the surroundings. I cannot do anything to the car?

You cannot start modifying the car! You can change your seat position,

which would affect the weight distribution! This is an insight

into the Psyche of a Formula One driver! They are more difficult to

run than the car's! I wonder about the tyre pressure! Getting and

drive it! Does it mean anything to beat him, Rubens Barrichello?

course! D'you have a girlfriend? Is she wearing a helmet as well?

corners are you finding tricky? Where will you have time be lost on

this? I think every where. So he doesn't know what he is doing?

knows. What does his voice sound like? British!

And Sebastian Vettel's time will be revealed this evening on Top Gear

at 8 o'clock. Prince Harry has been making his way it all around the

Red Bull garage. Sebastian Vettel with a big smile on his face.

Everyone wants to chat to him. The weather is not fantastic. It has

not been great all weekend so we set Eddie Jordan could challenge -

head out and meet the fans and to what you can to warm them up. You

think in this weather, you can sell ice-cream to these fans? Can I send

you ice-cream? Yes! Get your money out. Are we impressed? I am getting

good at this. Jake has just bought you an ice cream, the first time in

living memory. How did you feel when you heard that the British

Grand Prix was guaranteed for the next 17 years? Silverstone is just

four hours away. How many British Grand Prix races have you been to?

15 or 20. Why would you come to the British Grand Prix in the driving

rain? What is special? fantastic atmosphere. Why should

people come? The where there! THEY SING THEME TUNE.

That is classic, people sitting outside eating fish and chips.

Everyone was so the sponsors. I think people come here for the

party as much as the racing and the excitement. It is just amazing.

used to camp out here in a tent watching the Grand Prix when I was

a young fan. It is a carnival atmosphere when this event is on.

You should have joined us out there, we would have made �20! Just 30

minutes to go until the start of the race and this weather is just

perfect for Lewis Hamilton. He loves to drive in the wet and some

of his best wins has been under those type of conditions. So we

came up with a challenge for him involving quite a lot of water.

How are you doing? These are the jet skis, they are a challenge.

Kenya beat me around the course? takes me a long time just to get in

the swimming pool! Get yourself in. You have to beat

41 seconds. That is what Jim did. Look at his speed!

We have got no chance. He is cheating there. A bit of

advice, don't mention penalties. Lewis Hamilton, part man, part fish.

That was impressive. Have you been working out?! Come on, David!

pretty quick. I need you in at Silverstone!

has run out of talent. Did I get the camera equipment?

That was unusual dive. If he loses, he has to do that would walk naked.

did not say what on. Well done, mate. A second quicker. I do not

think I need to go out! You have nothing to worry about, seriously.

he twisted his leg or something. Are you OK? I am fine. I have just

heard my leg. Team McLaren were the quickest. But Jensen Button has

picked up a bit of a sporting injury. Nothing terminal. I think I

will be at Silverstone, I will be all right. Go out again! Do the

other leg as well! The winner is, Lewis Hamilton!

And once again it Silverstone is alive to the sound of 4 min one

engines. The car's making their way to the grid. And we have allowed

pit lane here. The cars are making their way out. And Martin Brundle

is waiting for them. Silverstone, British Grand Prix, just another 25

points - absolutely fantastic. 120,000 people in the Grandstand

and all looking forward to a great race. 28,000 of them camped

overnight. The Red Arrows have been through and it has just started to

rain and little bit. Most of the drivers have gone out on the

intermediate tyres. This is a new pit straight. Not an insignificant

piece of race track. That is the old Club corner that used to

terrify and thrill us at the same time. We used to try to make a

decision were there to stay flat around that corner. People have

lost their lives against that wall over there. The band of her

Majesty's Royal Marines, Collingwood, I am walking through

them now and I'm going to head towards Prince Harry who is on the

great and see if we could have a word with him. Good to see you. I

saw you outback looking in the garage and meeting some of the

drivers. What is your impression of Formula 1 in 2011? It is great to

meet all the guys. The weather is playing a bit of a part as always

at Silverstone. I am cheering on Lewis Hamilton and Jensen Button.

Paul di Resta at sick on the grid as well. I have seen you flying

helicopters, you must fancy a go in some pretty high-speed car or some

time? If someone offered me the chance I would love to. I don't

think I would do very well. Huge respect to these guys, it is a

fantastic sport. I'm hoping for rain because I think it will be

better for McLaren. You're doing a lot of charity work of course, you

raise a lot of money and agreed you have some colleagues with you. Can

you introduce them? Well we have got Martin, Jack, these are boys

who came back from the North Pole and are still doing amazing things.

Just a great bunch of lads and a small example of what the guys are

doing. Float d'you fancy to win today? Ideally Lewis Hamilton but

we will have to wait and see. food d'you fancy? The British!

Definitely Lewis Hamilton. Wonderful to see you and thank you

for taking time to talk to us. We are going to wander around the grid.

This is a pass. You need it to be here! I talked my way into it!

Everyone is signed today. What has been agreed? To stay with what we

have got. Back to beat Valencia set up. Let's see if we can find a

driver. Sebastian Vettel is not on the grid at the moment. We

understand Mark Webber is just coming through. And there is the

magnificent Red Bull. There has been a change in the regulations

and they could struggle. Reliability is an issue for them.

One of the first cars out his Jensen Button. He is talking to the

Pirelli engineers because they are deciding which tyres to start the

race on. I'm told the surface is warm enough to get away with the

slip Pirelli tyres. It is obviously critical work going on here. It is

a challenging weekend. You reckon you can get away with slick tyres?

Know, it is different out the back. I was on intermediates and it was

so wet. Half of the circuit is extremely wet and half of it is

trying so it is a tough one to call. You have had so little dried

running this weekend. You must not have a clue what the car is going

to do? I really do not know what is going to happen. It is just the

change in conditions. If we get the right tyres for the conditions I

think it will be fine. But it is a difficult call especially in the

front. Good luck. Paul di Resta or is here, he had a fantastic

qualifying. There factory is just a stone's throw away. Let's take a

look around. He is still in the car. His manager, Andy Hamilton, Lewis

Hamilton's father is standing there. anybody, the world champion would

not be a bad patch like a bad place to start! I wanted to hear your

voice! Are you with the Force India Today? Force India and McLaren. Our

interests are a bit divided. With three British drivers in the first

10 places on the grid, this is an incredible day. Yes. Hopefully we

can give the fans an interesting race. Jenson Button said it is wet

at the back of the track. television, very wet, a lot of

spray. It could be a really interesting afternoon. Another

Montreal, may be! It is my first British Grand Prix as the lead

commentator, I could do with your voice! I want to have a quick word

with Paul di Resta. Anthony Hamilton, a funny day for you, you

have got Paul di Resta and your son. How do you feel? It will be a

strange day, but a good day. Your son should have a faster car, but

how will you feel when he is under Paul di Resta's gearbox? This is

motor racing, they will work it out. A wonderful job, congratulations.

How was the track? It is virtually dry here, but completely wet as you

get to Brooklands. Aquaplaning everywhere. The tyre choice will be

hard. We will have to sit down with the engineers and see if we can get

some advice. The last thing you need is a wild gamble. Yes, but

decided stripe, and on the other side, we are all over the place.

There is not much you can do. It depends how quickly it will clear.

There are only 80 minutes to go! -- 18 minutes! Is it your call? It is

a critical decision, but this is the first time I have been in this

position, so I will sit down with the engineer and see what we have

got forecast. Fortune favours the brave! That lady was waiting, and I

butted in, I am sorry about that, but not so reek -- not sorry enough

not to bottom. We have got a Ferrari here. The prancing horse

could be the dark horse of this Grand Prix. They have been Super

quiet on this whole issue of diffuses and blown exhausts. They

have got a lot of new pieces, there is a whole new real wind. They exit

the exhaust differently. This comes out of the side of the car. The

driver keeps his foot on the throttle, to give more downforce.

This car has got a lot of new pieces. They like the way the

changes have affected the cars, they think they have slowed Red

Bull down. Fernando Alonso must quite fancy his chances this

afternoon. I do not think he is trying to avoid me. He is looking

at something at the back of the car. Why is he doing that? We have got a

set of intermediate tyres, a driver is taking to the blankets off. He

wants to talk to his engineers. It he has had a look at the surface of

the intermediate tyre. The drivers are concerned about the decision

they are going to make. The crowd are anxiously waiting for the start

of the race. Lots of flags there. The British drivers with banners.

This is the man that is on pole position. I wanted to have a quick

word. We have sorted the exhaust out? Had fully we are pretty much

there. We are just waiting for one signature. Your pole position lap

was brave! Tricky conditions, the same for everyone. We did not have

much of a build up, but we got a good lap together. It is

sensational to be in pole position, and now we have a mixed track. We

need to get away well, and make some decisions on tyres. We have

heard from Paul di Resta and Jenson Button, the track is fully worked

at the back. -- fully wept. Yes, the shower increased in intensity

when it got to wards Copse. It will be interesting. We will be

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following you very closely. It is the band of the Royal Marines.

Accompanied by some lovely shots of former British winners. We are

going to talk about the conditions. As the anthem started, the sun

broke through the clouds. What does this mean for the team's? This is

how wet it is, we can see Sergio Perez making his way warrant's

making his way round. It is a good example of how difficult it is.

is a good example of how bumpy it is. Yes, he is on an intermediate

tyre, so if there is any standing water... Fees intermediates do not

remove the water from the surface. It is too wet at the moment for

them. You can take a risk, make a gamble, see if you can push through

the crowd. We have seen Jenson Button do that. But the

intermediates will struggle on the dry bits, but they will keep you on

the track. What would you do? would split it. If you had your two

cars close together, you have despite the risk. You have to see

where the risk is and play to your advantage. The guys that go on

slick tyres, they will have one less pit-stop to make. That is

presuming it will not rain. There are plenty of clouds in the sky!

would take a chance. I would put wily drive up on slick tyres. -- I

would put might lead driver on slick tyres.

A couple of happy cricketers, Stuart Broad, and Alastair Cook. A

nice win. A really good when. To come here the day after, it has

made it a good weekend. It is amazing, my first experience of the

Grand Prix. It is something special, we are enjoying it.

Well done to the cricketers, and our thoughts are with the England

women's football team. Keep your eyes on the start, because we have

a new pits and paddock. Yes, a short run into the first corner. It

remains to be seen how dry it will be. The real action will be into

the third corner. They go down into second gear, so I imagine we will

see a few incidents. That man is starting 10th on the grid. He will

practice and so little time to set up the cast and find out how the

tyres are working, qualifying was a challenge, and Mark Webber shone

for Red Bull. Into Abbey, he does not lift the throttle. Heavy

braking for the village corner. 60 mph. He lets the cargo. Full

throttle, into the Wellington straight. He spots the braking

point for Brooklands. Now come up on towards Luffield. A wide line,

but he gets on the power. He is at the start of the Woodcote curved.

Copse is ahead. Now, Maggots and Becketts. 85 mph. 125. Hangar

Straight, 195 mph. He is trying to find the braking point for Stowe.

He upshift in the middle. He spots the apex beautifully. Mark Webber

secures the eight pole position of his career, and thoroughly well

shows you how much you have to commit to this lap. Michael

Schumacher, gearing up. He has only won here three times, not the

happiest of hunting grounds. He struggled yesterday in qualifying.

The last time we saw a mock battle, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando

Alonso in that order -- Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel... Do I think that

Fernando Alonso can squeeze it? know he is a good starter. There is

a spring in his step, he looks good, and I think Ferrari are in a much

stronger position than we have seen. The Grid is starting to clear. We

are just a few minutes away from the start of the race. Christian

Horner has been talking back to Charlie Whiting a lot this weekend.

It looks like the row about the diffuser is also over. I do not

believe it! Can you imagine if Ferrari were to win, forget it!

This is not over yet. Paul di Resta, his best qualifying in Formula One.

He starts sixth. He will be elated in one way, but apprehensive. He

wants to make a clean start, and he would like to finish where he is or

better. This is a big move for him. He has put his stamp on Formula One

for the big teams. How confident will this man be? I have tipped him,

I see something different. There are a lot of things on the grid, I

am pretty clear in my view about Ferrari, they are under way. Nobody

has won this race from lower than seventh. Lewis Hamilton could make

history. Could he do something special? His best chance is what

happened here, it is wet on one side of the track, dry on the other.

Jenson Button is ready to impress the home crowd. In high-definition

on BBC One, live from Silverstone, it is time to hand over to Martin

Brundle and David Coulthard. 61 years or Formula One here, 16

British winners, it is time for 2011 to generate some more special

Silverstone was one of the relatively few listed in the

Domesday Book of 1086. 930 years later, I wonder how the villagers

would make of today's race, and the next to Farm, then it became home

to 54 Wellington bombers in the war. In 1958, this layout became a

racetrack for the first times and the corner names reflect the

history of this great sporting venue. Using the airfield perimeter

road as a track layout, it has always been magnificently fast, and

thankfully so it remains today. David, we were both motivated as

youngsters looking over the fence here, watching Grand Prix cars, to

become racing drivers and this place has been a spiritual home. We

have learned, crashed, cried here, we have had celebrations, so many

memories here, and so many great challenges on each and every lap of

this place. That is the thing about the Silverstone track. It is part

of the emotion of a driver to come here as a young man, whether you

are British or a foreign driver, they all came to the UK to serve

their apprenticeship in the lower formulas. I have definitely cried

here when I have not got qualifying quite right! But I have experienced

the highs of standing on top of that podium and there is no better

podium than with a British crowd. did 300 metres here when I finally

got to drive for McLaren, and my car blew up and I definitely cried

that day in the back of the McLaren motor home. Let's fast-forward to

today, and this is some kind of challenge, isn't it, for the

drivers with the track as it is at the moment? This is the worst

nightmare for the drivers because you want to have a wet race over a

dry a race. The guys at the front would prefer a dry race because it

gives them a chance to position the car from the start and tried to

take advantage of this new start on the run-down from turn one into

where I think the action will happen at turn three, Village just

before the Loop. But it is wet out the back, which used to be the

front of the circuit, so I expect they will be on slicks at this

stage. I was talking to the engineers on the grid and they were

discussing the track is absolutely fine, and as we look out of the

window it is bone-dry, so that drivers sitting in a bone dry piece

of racetrack knowing they will burn out those tyres. We have seen Perez

go off into the wall already, so it is not just a question of getting

too brave around here and then crashing in the wall at the far end

of the track. Let's look at the line-up. Mark Webber has pole from

Sebastian Vettel. Fernando Alonso on the second row with Felipe Massa.

De Wester drove sensationally for Force India. -- arrester. Lewis

Hamilton struggled in 10 and got caught out by the weather. Michael

Schumacher, three-times winner here, down in 13th. Barrichello got

blocked in qualifying. Kovalainen in a 17th. Trulli his 21st for

Lotus, d'Ambrosio ahead of Liuzzi, and then Ricky our debt. We are

told the Australians do not do too much -- and then Daniel Ricciardo

is on intermediate tyres, and what has just come off there? That his

Button's car. Alonso, too, has kept the intermediates. Mark Webber on

intermediates as well. There is Alonso, he is on intermediates.

think they have got the information on what is going on around the back

of the circuit, the Stowe, Beckett, Maggots, Copse section. I think it

will make it a. Race this afternoon. -- four stop. Just getting off the

grid will be burning out those intermediates. The Pirellis are

sensitive to the amount of slick that you have. There are fast

corners in the beginning but this is altogether different now, we are

at the far end of the racetrack. have just gone through turn One,

Abbey, and we can see spray being kicked up. That is the area where

dr S is able to be used this afternoon. -- DRS. A fantastic

camera angle, running on a wire all the way across, so we can expect

some tentacular -- Summer spectacular shots. I would expect

that within the first five to ten laps, it should be clear there, but

they will burn out those tyres. Those intermediate tyres lift

around 25 litres of water into the sky every second when the cars are

moving towards top speed. They are very efficient at collecting that

out of the way. I did a test for a feature we have coming up, running

in to mediate on a dry track. I did five laps on them and they were

finished, I was six seconds a lap slower and then they fell away, so

you need this kind of rubber to cool down the water.

intermediate have a shallow tread, so there will not be as much heat

building up in the tyre, so they should be able to go for a few laps,

certainly. All of these guys are in the same boat as their competitors,

so it is not a horrible situation where you on intermediate, someone

else's on the slick, and when will be crossover be? Every one as far

as I can see has gone for the intermediate. They will not be

doing as many burn-outs, but they will be going through the process

of setting a position, making sure it is synchronised, any last-minute

settings on the dashboard for differential modes and then they

will have a long wait, if you on the front row of the grid, for

everyone to line up for the start of the British Grand Prix. We have

lost their sound appear but we can hear the cars coming in front of us

now as they approach the start line. Charlie Whiting overlooking there.

The 24 T year old -- 24th starter on the grid is there. A moody shot

of the man who keeps designing the fastest Formula One cars that we

currently seek. The all-new Silver loan -- Silverstone start-line,

just one goals. Look, but never step. The British Grand Prix is

under way! Mark Webber appears to get away well, and I can see

Michael Schumacher and Rosberg in the background getting a good start,

too. Burton is up in fourth place. -- Jenson Button. Vettel is leading,

Alonso going wide around the outside of village corner. Mark

Webber in second place, Sebastian Vettel got away even better and

took the lead as they head down the Wennington straight for the first

time. Vettel leads comfortably. -- the Wellington straight. That is

the right tyre choice, look at the spray. Hamilton is up to seventh

already. Michael Schumacher did indeed get a great start, up into

tenth place as they go through the spray. It will be a good while

before they are on slick tyres. Unusual to see a race track so

different from one side to the other. That is the British summer

for you! We are completely dry over at this side of the track, but look

at the water there. Very difficult for the drivers within the spray to

see the line. Those intermediates, we don't want to run over any

puddles, otherwise you will be pointing in the wrong direction, so

a huge challenge for the drivers. Hamilton is in the slipstream of

Paul di Resta and has gone down the inside. That was the moment I was

talking about with Anthony Hamilton on the grid, his son with his

managed driver. Massa looks close to Button, and they haven't

declared it a wet track, so the d r s will be deactivated even though

all of the cars are on the intermediate tyres. We will wait to

see if that is what Charlie Whiting decides to do. Felipe Massa up the

inside of Button. We are in the Village corner. Hamilton already on

the back of Jenson Button. He will get good traction, a long left-

hander, easily full throttle in the dry, but not in these conditions.

Hamilton down the inside, McLaren against McLaren, and an easy pass

there, so at this stage of the game Jenson Button appears to be having

some issue with his balance. Look how wide he is as he comes through

Luffield corner. And we have got Paul di Resta lining up to try to

make a pass. It was an easy pass for Massa and Hamilton, Hamilton

absolutely flying up to sixth place already. The crowd will be enjoying

that, Lewis had such a difficult qualifying sessions, went out on a

set of lightly used tyres, missed the moment when the rain started

coming down yesterday afternoon, but is making amends now. Look at

the gap he has pulled out over Button in half a lap. Paul di Resta

looking like he fancies a run past him McLaren of Jenson Button. Let's

have a look at the start. Vettel just got so much more traction. I

don't know if Mark got on the rev limiter, and they filtered through

behind, no contact. All 24 cars still in the race. We have the

Ferrari looking down the inside, and on board with Sebastian Vettel,

listen to this. A perfect start, sounded like it was going to bog

down, but it cooks up. I doubt Mark Webber would be on the rev limiter

at that stage. Down even more with Jenson Button, but a better start

than the Ferraris in the initial stage. He will be using care.

is why he took place around the outside. Let's look at Lewis

Hamilton, down turn 3 in to Village. Looking to put himself on the

inside for the lewd corner. -- loop corner. A replay there of Hamilton

taking Button for fifth place, Massa had already gone through.

Wonderful stuff here from FOM TV. Michael Schumacher of 29. He has

Pastor Maldonado, who is tent. -- Michael Schumacher is 9th.

Kovalainen in the pits, remember in Valencia two weeks ago everybody

got to the end of the race and Red Bull are flying. We are hearing a

gearbox for the Lotus team. Now it remains to be seen, how would you

drive this end of the lap when you are on the wrong tyres effective

before one played five miles? have to drive it 95% -- 1.5 miles.

You can see Miss Hamilton sliding the rear as he comes out, and the

tyres will be overheating. When you did the Pirelli test, you know that

you start to marble the top of the tyre. You did a fantastic job, next

up is Massa. Encouragement there for Lewis Hamilton from his

engineer. I expect he is well aware of how great a job he is doing so

far! Does that tell us how you have to treat Lewis when you are in the

car? He was just giving you a bit of Kodwo Eshun to take the first of

the Ferraris. He opened up a 3.5 seconds gap -- a bit of KO worship.

He has gone wide on the entrance to the corner. He took a little bit

too much speed into Brooklands corner. He gained 3.5 seconds on

Jenson and managed it is not back into the gap, so he did not lose

possession. He certainly lost a lot of ground as he snatched a front

brake. Is it difficult in these conditions? Bade his marbles from a

previous event, but there will be more of those coming of the

intermediate -- that his marbles. He locks up the front left and then

out across the grass. Thank Felipe full-in if it is a new tarmac area

on the run off. It used to be gravel, I ended up there in 2008,

and out of the Grand Prix. Felipe Massa? It is a pet hate of

yours, the run-off areas. Not for the safety aspect! Yes, but at

least it keeps the cars in the races. RADIO: We will move on to

try tyres soon. Two or three more laps, the message from Michael

Schumacher. The difficulty for the engineers, they are this end of the

circuit, they are relying on the TV images. They are trying to

encourage Michael Schumacher to be the first to blink. The weather can

make the slick tyres worker first to ninth, and I am not surprised to

what the McLaren drivers are saying as well. If they can coincide the

first slop onto -- first stop on to slip tyres, that will be good.

have chosen not to put the DRS in, I guess. It is the prerogative of

Charlie Whiting, but it has not been declared a wet race. DRS has

now been enabled. They are all on the same tyres, but Charlie Whiting

20. -- Sebastien Buemi. They have had because available. But one of

the difficulties is harvesting energy to charge the battery, and

that is compounded in wet conditions. You need to use the

braking unit, which can look up the rear axle. So maybe it some of

these cars are running with less than full charge. With these

conditions, you cannot break particularly late. This circuit is

all about staying on the throttle, not being on the brake pedal. It is

one of the easiest circuits for seconds over Mark Webber. You have

got to be within one second to get the benefit of that ers. -- benefit

exiting exhaust, and they seem to be badly hurt by the changes that

have been made. Sebastien Buemi finding wonderful attraction. It

does not look like the weather forced oil. -- weather for slick

spray still coming up. Sebastian Vettel is at the end of the pit

straight, Tom Mapp -- pitch straight... What is telling,

Sebastian Vettel did 51.6, Mark Webber, 52.5. If Mark Webber did

not make a mistake, it shows that Sebastian Vettel seems to be easier

on the tyres. It is all about not tearing to intermediate tyres to

pieces. They have done so little set-up work, they have not been

around the track since last year, completely different cars, so many

differences, they have had no time to set the cars up, and they must

be very difficult to drive at the moment. The drivers are doing a

Supreme job. This track is a bit like Monte Carlo, you need track

time to get your eye in. It is one of the lowest braking requirements

on the circuit, just 8% of the time. Copse is slower at this stage, when

it is damp. Nico Rosberg has just tyres, so they go faster and faster.

With intermediate, it is a softer compound, to engage movement. By

the time they have worn out the blocks, the top surface might be

softer than the slick tyres. I doubt that they will be as stable,

but they will pick up grip once they have worn off. The drivers

talk about falling off the clip of grip. -- cliff edge grip. The first

retirement was Heikki Kovalainen. He is talking to Lee McKenzie.

Really disappointing but to be speaking to you while the race is

going on. Fourth gear. On the first lap, I had a great start, I made up

three or four places, but as soon as I shifted down to fourth gear, I

knew something was wrong. Every time, fourth gear was missing. It

is game over. The circuit, it looked like there were two circuits

joined together. This is how it should be always, proper weather

for the proper drivers. The conditions were just set up for

myself! They Ugo! One of the contrast between the winning cards

-- winning cars and the lesser teams. He hated these conditions

when he was a different! -- when he place. Ted Kravitz? Jenson Button

is not happy on these tyres. He has burnt them out already. McLaren are

preparing a set of slick tyres. He could be the first to go on to the

dry tyres, and we know how good he is in the changeable conditions.

Jenson Button is the kindest... RADIO: How long would it be until

we can put the dry tyres on? I am looking after the wet tyres, it is

still very wet. They are nearly gone! It looks like a Bruno iPad!

Jenson Button, it looks like he is the first to burn out the tyres,

how did he manage that? You cannot exclude the set-up of the cars.

They are running on intermediate tyres on a changing track. Kamui

Kobayashi has had a spin at Brooklands and Luffield. He carried

position his car. Kamui Kobayashi lost two places. He came out just

in front of Nico Rosberg. Ferrari Felipe Massa, this is the battle

for fourth place. A little bit too far behind. It is a case of, hurry

up and wait. Lewis Hamilton was able to equal the race leader's lap

times. He is clearly making good use of the tyres. He has got to get

himself into some clean air, in of soft tyres. Mark Webber goes to

look, as does Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton, for any moisture.

Michael Schumacher is missing a nose cone, maybe he is in a touch

earlier than he would have liked. That could explain the spin by

Kamui Kobayashi. Felipe Massa corner or on your way out, you take

the choice. Lewis Hamilton is getting very impatient. He knows he

has got the faster car. Challenging conditions at Silverstone for the

Ferrari on the truck. -- on the Kamui Kobayashi to come back onto

the racing line, although it looked Schumacher. Kamui Kobayashi did not

do anything wrong. Is that another clumsy moment from Michael

Schumacher? What did he just get unlucky? He has to take full

responsibility for that incident. It has put him well out of

contention. Mark Webber is pushing very hard, the fastest man at the

moment. Now matched by Lewis Hamilton. They are sensing they are

getting to the end of the life of Schumacher and Kamui Kobayashi is

under investigation by the stewards. We will find out what they think

about it. The back and got away from Michael Schumacher. -- back

Michael Schumacher for that in these conditions. Michael -- Nigel

Mansell is the fourth steward, representing the drivers. Yes, I

think it will go down as a racing incident, but Kamui Kobayashi was

not to blame. Michael Schumacher has done his personal best in the

last sector. It looks like this is the time to getting and put the

slick tyres on. It will be nervous, when you are in the damp part of

the racetrack. Ted Kravitz? teams have seen Michael Schumacher,

they are all coming out now. Jenson Button is coming game. Nick

Heidfeld has already gone out in the dry tyres. Jenson Button, the

third man in. Michael Schumacher has already done it. Adrian Sutil

and Kamui Kobayashi in the pits as Schumacher is losing time in the

middle sector, but he is quickest in the other two sectors. Jenson

Button on new slick tyres, as is Felipe Massa,... No, Felipe Massa

is still on the Auld tyres, going very slowly. He has got absolutely

no grip, he will have to come into the pits. He can barely drive the

lap of the race, a 1:49 wins 0. -- 1:49.0. Let's watch Webber, into

the pit lane, followed by Alonso. It will be a battle of the pit

stops. Two seconds shorter to go through the pits here. We will see

Ferrari verses Red Bull, as you rightly say. We know they have both

practised this forever to get this right, whenever they get chance on

a race weekend, this procedure. We see Hamilton coming down the pit

lane as well. That might get in the way of Alonso's stop. Webber should

have been well out of his box. spotted, David, you saw that one

unfolding. Who has been in, then? Not the leader, Vettel had a six-

point three-second lead that Webber was beginning to eat into, and

surely Vettel will now be the man who will be next in the pit. Massa

had to stay out because we saw how little grip he had got but they did

not let him in the pit because Alonso was pitting. I know this is

a bone of contention for you as we watch... Look at that! He has

caught Force India's will come. -- wheel gun. They released him fine,

but then he must have hit it. will be looked at by the stewards,

that is for sure. Everyone but Massa and Vettel have now pitted.

We have one down the back, Ricciardo has not been in yet. It

seems as if both Lotus cars might be... Vettel pits from the lead,

this will be fascinating. Webber and Alonso, Webber has pulled a lot

of time out, Alonso getting held up in the pit stop. That has released

Hamilton comfortably past Massa. It has cost Massa delay having to do

that stop. Those tyres did not look too bad. This boy just things his

way around a racetrack and somehow is so kind to the car whilst being

so fast. He is incredible, certainly the benchmark for Formula

One right now. He definitely has the best car on the field currently,

and is making full use of it. We see Massa there making his pit stop.

Fastest lap of the race now is Jenson Button on 1:46.0. There is

an investigation going on for an unsafe pit stop release. That is a

no-brainer, surely. There will be a drive-through penalty there for the

Sauber of Kobayashi. Massa is on his first exploratory lap now,

whereas Britain has done one already and knows exactly what to

expect. Surely he should nail him on traction out of Luffield corner?

No room there, he has to go down the inside at Woodcote and then

look at the run into Copse corner. It is too fast, too wet. This is

costing Britain time, but he has to make sure he is well positioned for

the run-down Hangar Straight. He needs to take advantage of the heat

in those slick tyres. Jenson will have to go off the line. Look at

this, Hamilton right on the back of Finance: They have -- of Fernando

Alonso. Button goes through the outside, well massive run him out

of road? Coming into the final corner, Button, with another lack

of experience, manages to get to the apex of Vale, and there he goes

through Club corner, brilliant move yet again from Button, and he is

coming back into the race after that awful first stint. That

reminds me of Nigel Mansell! Brave stuff from Jenson Button.

Positioned himself well. Goes to the outside, uses the momentum of

the slipstream, but he is on the unsure part of the track and that

this point you would expect him to back out, but he keeps his foot in,

Massa give some space and he nails down into Club corner. Supreme

skills there from both drivers. Kobayashi is getting a drive-

through penalty, a stop and go penalty, actually. There is at the

bottom family, thoroughly enjoying that move -- there is Jenson

Button's family. Will Hamilton have enough grip at Copse corner having

gone through the water? He does indeed and the crowd will recognise

that any time soon. This is the view of Hamilton now from Alonso.

Hamilton up into third place, Michael Schumacher with a stop-go

penalty for causing a collision. They don't see it like we did as a

racing incident and we wait to hear what they will do about Kobayashi's

release from the pit stop was dog looks like Lewis Hamilton is

answering all of the critics with a lot of frustration over the last

few races. He has gone from tenth to third place with a fantastic

mood. My cat this through Woodcote. -- look at this. Look at the spray

coming off does slick tyres. That is the sort of bravery we are used

to with livers when it comes to overtakes. I cannot believe he had

enough grip -- with Lewis Hamilton. I was reaching for the brake pebble

in the commentary box! -- brake pedal. We saw this in Canada,

Vettel seemed a bit cautious in these conditions. The race is

turning on its head! Lap 16, Vettel leads by 1.2 seconds from team-mate

weather. Hamilton only 7.5 seconds off the lead in third. Jenson

Button patching them quickly as well. 1:42.7, matching Webber's

time. We saw Vettel make a mistake last time he was under this much

pressure, so all bets are off again. Vettel will start to come under

pressure unless he gets on with a little bit, and he is, the fastest

man in the first sector, quite a bit faster than Webber but two

tense slow were in the middle part of the lap -- too tense slower.

Mark Webber has got to see this and sent his opportunity, he has to get

passed on the track because, strategy wise, you cannot out

strategy Sebastien because of the structure, the lead car gets the

benefit of the first choice in pit stop. I know that is a bone of

contention of yours, each team only has one pit garage, so it will

compromise somebody. Jenson Button does a new fastest lap of the race.

He was over 22nd off the leading pace as the leader goes through the

back marker, and now he is just 12 seconds off the lead. There is

Michael Schumacher's stop and go penalty. You usually get a drive

through, so they must have been particularly upset. Exactly 10

seconds. The team manager of Mercedes watching his watch. I did

not expect to see the team manager standing there! Michael Schumacher

has done a good job of wrecking his own afternoon, sadly. That has

finished it off for him. Schumacher has gone back out, because going

out, damaging his nose and being the first in four that tyres was

the best moment. It got him to eighth place, as it happened. I

think the penalty is harsh on Michael. You say that, but could

Kobayashi have lost time if Michael had not hit him? Clearly, it wasn't

intentional, but it did cause what the stewards could consider to be

an avoidable incident. Staying in bed this morning would have made an

avoidable incident! I think he was just having a go. Vettel is back up

to 2.4 seconds in his lead, but Alonso is the fastest man out there

at the moment in fourth. 0.9 behind Hamilton. As they are finding grip

and confidence and belief that the car will stick, we are 10 seconds

off the ultimate pace. Can I bring you back while there is not much

happening on the screen to Monaco, where Liz Hamilton was given

penalties for trying overtakes? -- and Lewis Hamilton. Felipe Massa

was given a penalty in the first incident, so the Stewarts have to

be consistent, and they are. -- the stewards. Even with the speed limit,

it is not such a big penalty to drive through the pit. Your pace in

the last lap was fantastic. Good news, then, going into the ears of

Lewis Hamilton. They all use the same system, but I loved it when I

drove the Pirelli car, a deep in your ear to tell you to change gear.

You stop looking at all if the fancy lads, I forgot they were

there after five laps. -- all of the fancy lights. The system was

developed some time ago. This is Alguersuari on the Renault, bails

out of it. When you have sprayed off the top of your tyres and still

commit to Copse corner, that is why we love to watch. This is Aldous

worry ahead of this -- Alguersuari. Michael Schumacher is back, track

after his penalty. Because they don't go through Vale and Club

corner going into the pit lane, it saves you a bit of time, so Charlie

Whiting has decided this weekend will be a stop and go rather than a

drive-through penalty. Just finished and why they have the beak

in the ear for the deer should, the rate of acceleration is such that

when she had selected a gear you are already at 65, 70,000, and the

rate of gear change is so quick that it is easier for the driver to

deal with a beep than the lights. Heidfeld goes past Kobayashi for

11th place, surged past him. That is the dr red zone, and as they

were getting them sows out of shape -- dad is the DRS zone, as they

were getting themselves out of shape. Alguersuari onto the back of

Heidfeld now as they head into Copse corner. Down two gears this

time, it is just a fifth gear, normally six or seven in bone dry

conditions. A new fastest lap of the race for Lewis Hamilton, 1:39.8.

A four second gap between Button now. Kobayashi has a look up the

inside and comes back and makes it work. Two former GP2 riders will

not give up. He will never give up a position, he seizes the place

immediately back again. I take my hat off, too Kobayashi. Normally

when someone has been overtaken they go, why did that happen? But

he was immediately back on it. Maldonado seems to be under

pressure now. What is going on with Maldonado? Has he dipped his tyres

on a piece of wet track and lost temperature? Michael Schumacher

recovering, coming into Petrov, for 16 and 17. A ten-second stop and go

penalty for Kobayashi, I believe it will be, for an unsafe release.

Just to remind you, stop and go is favoured this weekend because of

such a short pit lane time, so Kobayashi will take a penalty. That

is the only decision, I would have thought. He normally got in the

wake of the car. He was slow to move away, as you pointed out. The

lollipop man put it down, but he said, I'm going anywhere, and

catches the table for the airline of Force India, so he is lucky to

to the dentist! Why did he not stop? He kept his foot in. He may

be has the noise of Murray Walker saying it, go, go, go! Mark Webber,

second place. 0.2 faster on the previous lap. He is three seconds

off the lead. Lewis Hamilton third. Paul di Resta holding out in

just done his penalty, but his engine was overheating. A huge

plume of blue smoke coming out the back. People might consider it is

unfair that he has lost 25 seconds, but that was the choice that

Charlie Whiting had to make. Mark Webber's advantage has been curbed

by Sebastian Vettel. They are neck- and-neck now, a level playing field

in terms of good tyre performance. Lewis Hamilton quicker than Mark

saying they are struggling with tyre temperature. It looks like

Sauber. How long do we think the soft tyres will last? We do not

have full accurate information, but in normal conditions, they have

doubled the degradation of the harder tyre. Between one and 1.5

seconds per lap. They will want to stay on these for as long as they

can. It is all about making sure you do not end up coming out on a

dirty piece of track. You will lose performance in the tyres. It is

scary if you off the rails. Both of the Lotus cars are out of the race.

Michael Schumacher and Vitaly used to say that Lewis Hamilton was

afternoon for remained -- great Alonso Darren Quick Lewis Hamilton.

They have dropped Jenson Button by 5.5 seconds. The top five covered

by 13 seconds, and we are not even Grand Prix, with plenty of action

to come. RADIO: What would you do with the front wing? A little bit

more. Undisturbed. He is having a bit of understeer. How much is a

Lewis Hamilton is having to defend. Fernando Alonso will get a better

drive through Club. They are not the best of friends after they year

as team-mate at McLaren. I do not think Fernando Alonso is thinking

about that, he is thinking about winning the Grand Prix. He is the

fastest man. Lewis Hamilton coming position fairly easily, he has been

wide and there twice. -- wide there mind up whether to stay on the try-

line or move out of the way. second, Fernando Alonso third,

decided that he does not like it. set of soft tyres available, so

they are putting used ones on. He will now fly, presumably. Fernando

Alonso, 1:38.4. He is brinded himself right back into play. Paul

di Resta comes into the pits. We heard about the overheating engine

of Kamui Kobayashi. I wonder if there was damage from hitting the

Wealden. -- wheel gun. The incident with Michael Schumacher as well.

This will be interesting. How much faster will Lewis Hamilton be on

out there and be quiet but fast. He does not like to go into the pits

very often. He ends up somewhere near the top 10 at the end of the

removed. 6.7 seconds behind the leader, he is on fire. Ted Kravitz?

Paul di Resta is in for a pit-stop, but they are bringing another set

of tyres out. They were expecting the other Force India in. This has

ruined his race. Pastor Maldonado comes in as well. That is the

question that has been -- that is the mistake that has been made.

They would have been putting on the option tyres, but they were for

Adrian Sutil. Ted Kravitz? Yes, Adrian Sutil has just come into the

pits. Amis communication. They were Maldonado, when he should not pay.

Alonso has just done the fastest middle sector of the entire Grand

Prix. He has so much speed at the moment. Mark Webber in the pits.

Fernando Alonso, 1:37.5, 5.8 seconds off the lead. Jenson Button

and Felipe Massa up carpeting as well. -- they are hitting it as

time, if they can keep the tyres intact. It will be fascinating, the

last few laps, to see who pits when, and how long they can stretch.

lap times are some way down from last year. We have got a puncture

complex. You have to go about walking pace. That is a long way

There is contact. That is the third front wing at Paul di Resta has

pits. Fernando Alonso follows him in. The yellow flags are out, for

the recovering Sebastien Buemi. His wheel has not gone on! Sebastian

Vettel has got some serious work to do now! Fernando Alonso comes out.

The McLaren in the next as well. Lewis Hamilton, flying. Fernando

Alonso leads from Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.

Ted Kravitz? The mechanics are looking at the wheel nut. The time

was ticking away, they were trying to deal with the cross thread.

is brilliant! We are going to have a great race! Fernando Alonso was

the fastest man before he came in. I would have loved to have had

Fernando Alonso behind Sebastian Vettel and having a go. But there

was no fight in that, it was a pit stop pass. But Sebastian Vettel has

won so many races play only just going fast enough. We talked about

Ferrari... Sebastien Buemi has decided to call it a day, and that

said. Fernando Alonso leads from Lewis Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton has

got up to speed. If we can keep -- he can keep it within the one-

second window, he will get the deal less activation. Fernando Alonso

will be trying to open out more than a one-second gap. We saw

Fernando Alonso getting the service offered to pass Lewis Hamilton,

before Lewis Hamilton pitted. Lewis Hamilton had been out for two laps

too far back. Sebastian Vettel will catch them up, the fastest first

the lead, let's not forget him. -- know how many points I am ahead. He

does, really! It took them 11 up the pieces. He was not that far

behind Sebastian Vettel, but the early second stop has cost him

track position. You would have thought he would have got the

undercut. Mark Webber's stop was 5.2 seconds, so that cost him

dearly. Red Bull on the Lee -- usually based at that sort of thing.

He should have had the benefit of earlier. Alonso has stopped heart

on his tyres, we can still do it, be patient. I don't think Alonso

was hard on his tyres, was it? is like we are listening to Lewis

Hamilton's engineer, a lot of reverse psychology going on here.

The engineers are not just there to fix the car, they are there to

reward for drivers and give them confidence. At you can see the 400

metre cable camera in the background, which is new for this

year. Alonso leading Hamilton in his slipstream as Vettel hones in

on the McLaren. We are now in a 1:37, so the pace is coming. Mark

Webber, the man who started on pole position and dominated this race

last year, with Paul di Resta. is absolutely critical if Red Bull

have any chance of winning this Grand Prix, that Sebastian Vettel

is able to get past Hamilton. Hamilton in the last lap was

running over a second slower than Fernando Alonso, say they cannot

afford to lose any time getting past the McLaren. Vettel was nearly

a second slower, as well. Alonso was absolutely nailing the throttle

pedal and now has some clear area in front and behind. Still a long

way to go. We can hear Eddie Jordan down in the pit lane saying, I told

you so! Hamilton struggling on the exit of Brooklands there. As soon

as Vettel gets into the dr Red Zone, it is a long way round the lap --

DRS zone. Alonso might be taking too much out of his tyres at that

pace? We will find out whether what they said about the use of his

tyres is real or not. He needs fast lap times to give him the window to

have the luxury of being easier on his next set of tyres. Looks like

Sebastian Vettel is not quite close enough yet to get into a passing

zone that Hamilton. He must get used up into that one second window

as he goes into Stowe corner. at the front tyre, trying to pull

itself off the rim. They must be running such low pressures. Half of

the total suspension in the car is in the side wall of the tyres. We

are down in two turn 1, Paul di Resta is about to get out of the

way of second, third and fourth place. Surely Vettel was within one

second of the white line that measures ready to release into this

DRS a zone over that white line? Paul di Resta gets out of the way.

Hamilton has his wing Open as well, he was within one second of Paul di

Resta. It will be another lap before Sebastian Vettel can get

used up in that position as well, presuming he does not get the

advantage somewhere else throughout the lap. In a comparison to the Red

Bull, it looks like it remains solid on this brings. -- it remains

follows Hamilton down the Hangar Straight. I am in the Red Bull

garage where they are looking pretty glum because they pride

themselves on being one of the best pit crews in the business, but that

message to Vettel intrigued me, there are still plenty of racing

stops to go. They started an intermediate, so Vettel could go on

to the soft tyre at the end. But he could switch to a four stop, and it

so expect to see him quite soon, but he would lose track position.

We are still on three stocks at the moment. Those that can keep their

tyres intact should only have to stop one more time, but the pace is

increasing and the fuel load is now significantly decreasing as they go

through the Grand Prix, which does not put the tyres under so much

stress. Vettel with the rear wing wide-open, as soon as he could to -

- as soon as he touches the brakes, it closes. To an extent, the DRS is

negated. Look at the slipstream, he is just behind the McLaren.

Hamilton moved over to cut him off a little bit. Hamilton has got his

hands full died in the McLaren round the circuit whilst fending

off the world championship leader. That was a move there to say it is

Sebastian Vettel, don't even think about it! In this phase, it is not

out of the question that the leader could have quite a tremendous lead.

Michael Schumacher is out there pretty fast as well. You don't like

the feeling of wet grass, do you? The first one very much generated

the second, and it has put him horribly behind. Amazingly, he only

lost a second. That is one place I would not want to run down on the

grass, exit in Becketts and fourth which is why you see that gap and

once again Vettel, with in the slipstream of the McLaren, and

Hamilton watching in his mirrors, Vettel playing games, trying to

distract him as he turns into Copse corner. Hamilton somewhat wiser

than that. We watched the last lap through the Becketts section and

the McLaren was quicker. Vettel went down to third year on the last

part of Becketts, so I can't imagine what issue he must have had

to go down to such a low gear. It is the first and middle section

where the Red Bull is performing on a much higher level. This is

Michael Schumacher here looking for the move down the inside. You have

to say that for Toro Rosso that was not much of a defence at will. That

was Alguersuari, he got, I don't want the argument with Michael

Schumacher. Alonso on lap 35, 9.4 seconds clear of Hamilton, just 0.7

ahead of Vettel. Webber beginning to close down the gap after the

problem on the exit of Becketts. Jenson Button in fifth. Still know

where to get for battle, he has not got the DRS. We saw Vettel going on

to the water on the Wennington straight. Is that suggesting he is

trying to cool the tyres to make them last longer? Under normal

circumstances you would never run on to a wet part of the track in

slick tyres. You might be right. clever boy, if that is what he is

doing. He looks a lot closer through this middle part of

Becketts. Once again down to third gear, or been to fourth, but I

think that gap is too much to come out on to Hangar Straight. This

would be the better part for the DRS activations alone. Why not two

DRS zones here? We have not got two consecutive long straights, to

answer my own question. The FIA have felt, they said they would

have two, but in the end they went for one. It is a work in progress,

a new technology that has been introduced this year. Michael

Schumacher coming across the cold start-finish line. On the inside of

Heidfeld who is saying, not today, Michael. Getting out on to the damp

part of the track. It is a shame that Michael had that contact

because his pace has been very strong in this race, no doubt about

it, and he is still fighting for 11th place, despite a stop and go

penalty and having to come in for a new nose. Hamilton now having to go

on the inside on the damp part of the racetrack, he will have to stay

on the right to fend off Sebastian Vettel. Vettel thinks better of it

and again loses a lot of time, so Lewis Hamilton getting pretty

fighting there. It is interesting, the Red Bull's pace through that

complex, the Brooklands Woodcote Complex, suggests that Red Bull has

better low-speed performance than McLaren, but where he is able to

get close, it is wet on the run down to Copse corner and Hamilton

is too wise to be caught out there. And that will is into the pit.

will depend 15 laps to do to the end of the race -- Vettel is into

the pit. Because he has run into media tyres in the Grand Prix, that

is why they are putting on his final set -- intermediate tyres.

This is quite strategic what they are doing here. The find this

surprising that it is so early? needs clean air, he is being held

up behind the McLaren, has not been able to get past, so they need to

change the strategy, get the jump at the pit stop. 3.4 seconds was

that pit stop. Ted was there. damaged his tyres. You lose so much

downforce behind another car, and he damaged his tyres beyond what he

would have done. But what a gift that was for Ferrari. Liz Hamilton

holding at Sebastian Vettel, and 11 seconds was Alonso's lead on a pair

of them -- Lewis Hamilton. David, do you think this is about Racing

McLaren rather than, as we see a replay of how close Vettel got...

Lewis Hamilton defending the racing line. This is absolutely the racing

line. Sebastian Vettel thought about it but backed out of it. He

backed out a huge amount if you see the time he lost. This is not so

much a gift for Ferrari, they have got to the leader of this race by

merit. Louis Hamilton will pit on this lap to try to cut off de Red

Bull. We will be looking at is -- a massive out-lap for Sebastian

Vettel if he has any chance of catching the Ferrari. Still doing

very good lap times on front. On board with Lewis Hamilton. A garage

of 22 men, approaching at 62 miles an hour. That will not be good

enough, I don't think. Sebastian Vettel has made that undercut work

on the McLaren. It shows the difference in pace between the

fresher set of options and what Lewis Hamilton was able to do in

the last lap. Why, then, we do not pit as early as possible all of the

time? Because you only have so many sets of tyres available, as you

well know, Martin! Jenson, overtake Webber, chance to overtake him.

That gives their game away. Vettel now behind Massa, but on fresh

tyres. I wonder if Ferrari will play Massa tactically, because he

could slow Vettel down a lot here. He came in a couple of laps late

because he had to wait so long for Felipe Massa. Vettel is the fastest

man of the Grand Prix in the first sector as Mark Webber makes his way

through the traffic, and Jenson Button keeps closing in on Webber,

as well. Third and fourth at the moment, just one second behind, and

Vettel yet to catch them up after his stop. Listening to that radio

broadcast, the wise thing for him to do is bring Webber in. They will

cover McLaren, and if they have a normal pit stop, it should be very

clear that Mark will stay in position. There is no McLaren.

There is we will not making a bid for freedom across the pit lane. --

wheel nut. They may be trying to do my Red Bull, but let's wait and see.

Button will have to deliver place. How quickly Kent Sebastian

Vettel get through? Taking no prisoners here. That is as simple

move for its Sebastian Vettel. And that releases him beautifully to

head off after Fernando: so. He has got to make one more stop. This

needs to be the perfect lap, the best pit-stop they have ever done.

They need to keep track position. Jensen Button in as well. Let's see

where Fernando Alonso feeds back in. Jensen Button away, his final stop

of the afternoon. The engine is running. He is in neutral. The team

have said there has been a problem and have told him to stop.

think it is missing a field that? think so. -- missing a wheel nut.

It is a difficult job that these mechanics have. Hamilton and Filipe

Massa or have yet to stop. What is the story now with the Jensen

Button out of the Grand Prix? Fernando Alonso leads by 8.9

seconds. Mark Webber making his way through the back markers, he is 5th

at the moment. Ted was watching that difficult start. Just an

unfortunate mistake by the chief mechanic. These guys do these jobs

brilliantly all the time and it is inevitable that there will be one

mistake. McLaren where annoyed that that radio message was played out.

That they were telling Jensen Button that they could overtake. So

they were already annoyed and wanting to do a very fast pit stop.

At that might be one excuse. Alonso charging along at the front. Quite

possibly the fastest lap of the race. Massa losing so much time on

that lap. Jensen Button has retired. And Massa does pit. Seems like a

strange strategy for Ferrari. must be unhappy as well. Why would

they have left him out so long? On nest just to get in the way of Mark

Webber's Grace? -- race. Fernando Alonso is leading the race. 12.6

seconds clear of Sebastian Vettel. He is now romping away at the front

of this grand prix. Current level of fuel-saving is not enough. We

will need to do some more to get to the end of the race. That is the

message a driver does not want to hear. That will affect his lap time.

One of the best ways to save fuel is to roll out of the throttle

early. But that will not give him the lap time that he wants. Mark

Webber will be on a charge. Help for news for the opposition. Very

helpful indeed. Mark Webber just 2.6 seconds behind Lewis Hamilton

who now has to go into economy mode with his fuel. They do not want to

carry excess fuel through the race. It seems as if Lewis Hamilton's

pace has been faster than they expected and now they have not put

enough fuel in. I wonder if McLaren have been more competitive in the

race than they expected after a disappointing qualifying? Maybe

they are just paying the price for that now, not enough fuel on board.

Hamilton ahead could be in trouble, being told to save fuel.

If the mechanic puts his hand up you cannot know that the wheel nut

is not on. And Jensen Button is out of the race, so what penalty could

they apply? Unless they carried that forward, up which would be

severe in the extreme. Hamilton desperately wants to be on the

podium in front of those British fans but he has got his work cut

out. Massa coming back now in 5th place. Sebastian Vettel will have

to settle for second place at the moment. He has got no answer to the

pace of Fernando Alonso and Ferrari. Mark Webber will definitely want to

be on the podium this year. But Hamilton has to be a sitting duck.

He has been given the message to save fuel. Jensen cannot get any

luck at Silverstone. Has never been on the podium and once again he is

out of the Grand Prix. Alonso going slowly now but could be bluffing.

Could be bluffing! The Teamsters do not know. We had the McLaren guys

saying they were coming in and they did not come in. Mark Webber's

engineer saying, do not be fooled. Down into Brooklands corner. This

looks exactly like a video game! Look at the discarded rubber on the

side of the race track. Till what you can, do not make it easy for

him, but we do need to get to the end of the race. Lewis Hamilton

will be fuming. He is going to be limited in what he can do. Hamilton

lights up a race track. When we were doing the jet-ski, he really

jumped on that. He just lit up the water there as well. But

unfortunately he is a little bit short of petrol today. He needs to

keep Mark Webber behind. The engineers said, do what you can.

I'm not sure he will be able to do anything. Mark Webber just sails

down the up side. Mark Webber is through into third place.

And that will sadden the crowd around here. Here is the replay. A

little bit of bluff and double bluff. That was pretty close to

being contact. You can see how quickly Mark Webber had to make his

decision. He goes to the outside, runs it down into their braking

zone. But in the end it was a nice clean move. Mark Webber past

Hamilton. But they just confirmed on the radio again that he may not

finish the race because of the fuel. Interesting, I did not hear them

say that he will finish the race. Putting a bit of top spin on it.

Alonso now leads by 17 seconds. It has been an exciting day here at

the British Grand Prix. We saw Sebastian Vettel make the perfect

start, just cruising away from the lights. Then as they had to go to

slick tyres, it all turned on its head. Hamilton threw in the early

stages getting himself up into second place. Now running short of

fuel, he has sadly fallen back to 4th place. Jensen Button was also

strong but has dropped out of the Grand Prix minus his right front

wheel nut. It has not been good news for the Brits in the British

Grand Prix. Schumacher or now back in the points. His pace has been

tremendous today. It has been a great comeback for

Michael Schumacher. Sergio Perez is behind him, he has only stopped

twice. As has Rosberg. If McLaren are bluffing about the fuel then

they are doing it to absolutely everybody. On the pit wall they are

worried. You can understand the Red Bull's paranoia. But a good effort

by those guys. Perez does seem times. Sebastian Vettel is the only

man who to have been on the podium every race this year. He is 19

seconds adrift now. Dropping Hamilton now, 5.3 behind weather as

he tries to save fuel. Felipe Massa at 10 seconds behind Hamilton last

time around, 7.3 at the and of this lap. Felipe Massa fancies

Hamilton's fourth place now. It is not over yet with three laps to go.

Felipe Massa, then, on a charge to take away fourth place as Ferrari

are definitely on the comeback trail. You are not giving me

information. OK, Lewis, I am getting the information to you

are... Hamon 10 demanding more information from his engineer --

Lewis Hamilton demanding more information. He will not be happy

once he gets out of the car, especially if he loses fifth place.

But for having to stop played early on, Felipe Massa would have been in

the thick of the third, fourth place action. At the end of the

Hangar Straight, Alonso leads by 19 seconds. He is now on lap 50.

a big test for Felipe Massa. It looks like he will get on the back

of Lewis Hamilton before this race, but will he be brave enough to pull

past on the McLaren? Will McLaren have enough pace to defend? Mark

Webber has not given up on second place, the gap is down to two

seconds. No wonder Lewis is on the radio saying, I want more

information. It is like he is waiting for a train that is coming

into the station any time soon. are in for a thrilling finish.

Alonso's lead went up to 19.4. We wanted somebody else to win a race

for a change! Fernando Alonso has threatened to do that all weekend.

Ferrari have been so quiet in all of the calamity and arguments about

exhaust. -- exhausts. They quietly had a lot of Updates on the back of

that car to get more we are grip. Remember last year in this race

when Alonso, despite being 47 points behind, said, I can still

win this. We might hear more of the same today. Mark Webber still

closing in on second place man Vettel, looking forward to the

radio transmission there. Battle might be saying, will he stay

there? What are we doing here? will be in fuel-saving mode, I

would have thought. Mark Webber just about the fastest man on the

track. The gap is down to 1.7 between Hamon tent and that will --

between Hamon 10. Vettel once again cooling his tyres. I wonder what is

going on in the Red Bull pit. We know what is happening on the

racetrack as it shapes up and Vettel goes to the inside. Mark

Webber runs out of racetrack. They are fighting for it! This is a

proper scrap for second place in the Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel

going defensive early on, Mark Webber with two DRS activated early

on is the fastest man of anybody in the first sector for the entire

race, and would love to take second place away from Sebastian Vettel.

No question, having won his Grand Prix last year he, he knows he

needs to get a finish in front of Sebastian Vettel did turn this

season around. He has spent too long this season looking at his

gearbox. Alonso is on the final lap as the two Red Bull cars finished

the penultimate lap. Felipe Massa is on the back of Hamilton out

there as well. So much action in the closing moments of this

wonderful Grand Prix. Providing Mark Webber stays within a second

as he goes through turn for, he will have that win again. -- turn

four. We have no idea what the podium order will be except for

Alonso is likely to be on the top step. No team orders within Red

Bull, so they are racing. DRS is open. He is too far back. Mark

Webber has not used his curves on that line. Do you think he is

saving it for the Hangar Straight? Is Mark Webber going to get into

the slipstream? No, we needed to see that because Massa is in the

same position as Mark Webber is on Vettel. Felipe Massa has not been

able to use the DRS to pass Hamilton, Hamilton hanging on to

fourth place at the moment. Will Mark Webber have enough energy down

his final run of Hangar Straight? Let's listen to Mark Webber.

need to maintain the gap, maintain the gap. Fernando Alonso wins the

British Grand Prix! Is 27th victory! The first for Ferrari

since Korea last year. He joins Jackie Stewart on 27 wins. Does not

look like Mark Webber is paying too much attention. Sebastian Vettel

finishes in second. Massa is through! There is contact!

Hamilton get back inside? Yes, he can there -- he can! There will be

a run to the line. NASA made the move into Vale, Hamilton steamed up

the inside. Let's see what Felipe Massa thinks about that. Quite firm

contact there. Louis Hamilton entitled to fight his corner. I

would love to see another angle of that. The director did not know

which action to follow on the tracks so we missed a bit of theirs,

but I am sure there was some contact and great defensive driving

from Hamilton and a great comeback from Felipe Massa. We are going to

get a proper thump in the side as a broken front wing, but so what at

this stage? Synchronised drifting, synchronised to gin. As they are

both turning right in a left-hander, trying to keep their cars in the

right direction, bits of McLaren in the air. Felipe Massa has gone down

the outside, gets a proper thump from Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton

closes off the turning point, Felipe Massa or fighting as he

crosses the Astra turned and a clear fourth place in the end for

Lewis Hamilton. I think that will go to the Stuarts because there has

been contact and whenever there is contact the stewards have to look

into it. It is a fantastic day, Fernando. Very, very good.

Fantastic day! Said the Spaniard to the Italian in English at the

British Grand Prix. Remember, in qualifying he was bouncing down the

outside of the gravel. That is a great British scene, going to the

Grand Prix, take a fast of tea for the day! If you want to be a

marshal, you can go on the website, marshal .co.uk. Alonso beat Vettel,

third place Mark Webber. Lewis Hamilton somehow hangs on to fourth.

I can't see the stewards could do anything about that. A great job

again for sow the Ferrari in the points. Heidfeld for Renault aides,

Michael Schumacher 9. Alguersuari in their points again, for the

third consecutive time tense. -- 10th. A fantastic job throughout

the weekend, enthusiasm, courage. Keep that up. A different message

from what we were hearing 10 minutes ago! Quite difficult to

read that when you keep turning the steering wheel. Drivers are prone

to mood swings! It seems that way. Lewis Hamilton pumping up the team.

He wanted more fuel information, and rightly so, he wanted to know

how fast he could push to keep Massa behind him. An incredible day

for fully pay -- for Fernando Alonso. It is 60 years since

Ferrari ended the World Championship, and it looks strange

to see him out there in his modern helmet, but he was sliding that old

Ferrari, and he was doing exactly the same this afternoon in his 2011

model. Trying to make sure there are no issues when they go on the

scales. That was a Supreme Drive and Ferrari took full advantage of

the pit stop problems for Sebastian Vettel. Why is the holding up his

steering wheel? The Ferrari badge in the middle. That is why you are

in the commentary box. I suspect you are absolutely right. The world

championship leader congratulates Fernando Alonso for winning

Ferrari's first one Prix since Korea last year, when Vettel blew

up and gave them the race -- first Grand Prix. He will be a relieved

team principal for Ferrari. We have got to say a word for Pat Fry who

has taken over the difficult role of technical director. I spoke with

him an earlier and he said they were closing the gap, in the hunt