I have to say, I was very skeptical going into this weekend with regards to the British GP. Vettel was in theory just going to get another pole and another win, with nobody who could really challenge him.
But that is in no way what happened. Webber started off by getting pole, however he was overtaken after a brilliant start by Vettel. Vettel was leading quite comfortably until he made a pit stop where the Red Bull mechanics took too long and Alonso managed to get ahead and eventually win. Oh of course, Button also crashed out and Massa and Hamilton made serious contact in the last corner, but both finished, Hamilton in front of Massa.
You also cannot forget the blatant team orders given by Red Bull to Mark Webber to "hold the gap", that is between himself who finished third and Vettel who finished second (Webber would have easily caught and overtaken Vettel had his team not told him to hold back). iT really was quite disgraceful, firstly because even Christian Horner admitted it and secondly because it has been explicitly prohibited in the rules for this season.
It was a great win for Fernando Alonso though. The Ferrari had been performing reasonably well this season but it had not yet got a win to it's name, however now, it has. You also have to point out the great drive by Hamilton, who even with practically no fuel l;eft in the tank at the last lap managed to hold off Felipe Massa for 4th place.
Finally, to slightly come back to the Red Bull team order situation, I really hope something happens because what's the point of outlawing something if you don't punish somebody who does it. Christian Horner clearly admitted it, so I would really expect the race officials to take a closer look at it, especially as it was heard by the millions watching on TV.
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