Silverstone: Mark Webber won a drama-packed British Grand Prix as he beat Pole Sitter Farnendo Alonso for the 1st place.
Ferrari's Alonso was the favorite to win the race as he started at the pole. However, his pole position was snatched by Webber as he dove past the former with 4 laps remaining. Webber's Red-Bull team-mate and the defending world champion, Sebastian Vettel completed the podium.
The race was a disappointment for the home drivers as Lewis Hemilton & Janson Button of the McLaren finished 8th and 10th respectively wiith Force India's Paul di Resta having to retire from the race due to a crash on the 1st lap itself.
Felipe Massa finished a season high 4th with his former team-mate, Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus behind him. Romain Grosjean (6th), Michael Schumacher (7th) and Bruno Senna (9th) finished the top 10.
Webber, with his 9th career win, has closed the gap on leader Alonso, in the driver's standings by just 13 points. Alonso is on 129 points followed by Webber at 116 and Vettel, at 100 points, completes the top 3.
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