British Grand Prix

One of the most dramatic starts to an F1 race. VET, 2009 race champion, current pole holder by a decent margin over his teammate, having his teammate by his side, should have been extremely confident before the start of the race and looks like he lost some of it as he sat in the driver seat. Webber attacked him right from the moment the lights went off, and had the lead going into turn 1 and it was all downfall for Vettel. He made contact, ran wide, punctured one of his tyres, and was in the pit at the end of Lap 1, behind Felipe Massa, and then started the race from position 24. Hamilton as usual attacked Webber right away, but couldn't get away with it, and started following him. Schumacher, Button, Barrichello all cashed in and consolidated their positions into the top ten before 5 laps were over.

Webber and Hamilton pulled away soon from the 3,4,5,6,7....... positioned cars. After the first set of pit stops, one of the funny moments (ironic for Vettel) of the race was produced. Vettel, Webber and Hamilton were racing within 2-3 seconds of each other, and Webber and Hamilton were to lap Vettel. But thankfully, Webber and Hamilton had yet to pit and that gave some breathing space to Vettel.

The race went mundane for some laps as the leaders increased the gap and the middle runners kept fighting, but a small contact between Pedro De La Rosa and Tonio Luizzi changed all that. Luizzi touched the bum of the BMW, and debris was scattered on the track, Safety Car came out and all leads gone for a toss. Poor Alonso had to take a further drive-thru penalty after safety car went in, which dropped him to 16th place behind Vettel and Massa.

The safety car was like a shot in the arm for Vettel. The situation was that the fastest car by a mile, was within one second of so many cars running 10-15th positions, and it was only a matter of time before Vettel would overtake them. He quickly went past Massa, and soon worked his way up to 9th behind Michael Schumacher. Some brilliant driving, good straight line speed, and an inside line saw him go past the champion of yesteryears, and MSC probably would have given him a thumbs up from inside his cockpit.

What followed were some of the fantastic racing moments. Vettel was quickly behind Sutil and pushing him very hard for track position who did not yield until the final lap. In the meantime MSC and Nico Hulkenberg closed in and at one time, the four cars were running a fantastic race.

The leaders were pretty far off to be caught, and finished the race with their positions intact. Webber took the chequered flag, and Hamilton should be content with the second position. Nico Rosberg took a well driven third place and Vettel finished 7th following his great run.

A special mention for the Force India team. A job very well executed. Ever improving their cars, which is now being reflected in the team results as well. Fending off attacks from the Ferraris, the Red Bulls, the Vettels, the Alonsos, the Schumachers. Congratulations guys. Hope to see you on the podium soon.