Ferrari's
Fernando Alonso still leads the championship, but by a reduced margin
after Red Bull's Mark Webber took victory in Sunday's British Grand
Prix, the Australian passing the Spaniard just four laps from home. Sebastian Vettel was third in the second Red Bull, from Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen. Alonso led much of the race from pole position, but Webber
benefited from a different tyre strategy to chase the Spaniard down
after the final pit stops.Webber passed Alonso into Brooklands with four laps to go and held him off to the flag.Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel took third ahead of Ferrari's Felipe Massa.McLaren's Lewis Hamilton struggled to eighth and team-mate Jenson Button 10th.The McLaren's lack of pace on the
high-speed sweeps of Silverstone two weeks after it struggled on the
slow-speed Valencia street circuit is a serious concern for Hamilton's
title hopes.He is now fourth in the championship,
37 points off Alonso, whose lead over Webber has been cut to 13 points. Vettel is third, 29 points behind Alonso.McLaren, who started the season with the fastest car,
appear to have been left behind by Red Bull and Ferrari, who have both
improved their cars dramatically in recent races.Alonso and Webber fought a private battle for victory, which was decided by tyre choices.
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