Vettel leads Red Bull British Grand Prix romp

SILVERSTONE, England – Sebastian Vettel cruised to victory in the British Grand Prix on Sunday, leading a 1-2 finish for Red Bull for the second time this season.

The 21-year-old German’s faultless 15.1-second victory over teammate Mark Webber duplicated their finish at China in April and was achieved with the aerodynamics of both cars having been revamped.

“I had a fantastic car, it was unbelievable. I was able to push, push more,” said Vettel, whose car had a new nose, undertray and diffuser. “It shows we are going the right way. I’d like it if we could finish the season like that, but this circuit suits our car.

“On the other hand, we have made quite a step forward. I think we have improved the car a bit everywhere and it all came together, with the team working perfectly well. And if you want to say it, we were quite dominant today.”

Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello was third after struggling with back pain, but teammate and championship leader Jenson Button finished a season-low sixth in front of home fans.

Having won six races out of eight, Button still leads the championship by 23 points despite failing to finish on the podium for the first time this season. Button has 64 points, followed by Barrichello with 41 and Vettel with 39. There are nine races left.

Webber said finishing third in qualifying was always going to make it difficult to challenge Vettel. (AP)