FORMULA 1 Live

60/60 Barrichello third ahead of Massa, Rosberg, Button, Trulli and Raikkonen. Lewis Hamilton 16th.

60/60 SEBASTIAN VETTEL WINS!! A perfect performance from the German - how about that for a statement of intent? Mark Webber makes it a Red Bull one-two!

60/60 Final lap for Vettel - he has been absolutely masterful this afternoon. It's now or never for Button in his quest for fifth.

59/60 The dirty air from Rosberg's Williams is keeping Button at bay - frustrating stuff.

57/60 Button is just 0.8 seconds behind Rosberg the flags are waving, the horns are sounding. Meanwhile, Vettel is well on his way to a crushing win.

56/60 The crowd are making a real racket as Button chases down Rosberg. Fifth might bit be a great result, but you never know what an extra point might mean at the end of the season.

55/60 You know what? Button might just get Rosberg. He is only 2.5 seconds behind with six seconds to go, and is catching him quickly.

53/60 Jenson Button, belatedly, is the fastest man on the track, but it is a long way to Nico Rosberg.

52/60 How they stand: 1-Vettel, 2-Webber, 3-Barrichello, 4-Massa, 5-Rosberg, 6-Button, 7-Trulli, 8-Raikkonen, 9-Glock, 10-Fisichella.

50/60 Button pits for the second time and re-emerges in sixth place.

49/60 Massa is in sixth ahead of Rosberg after that little reshuffle, with Button and Glock still to pit.

48/60 Webber pits, and comes back out into second place. What a race for Red Bull.

47/60 Vettel has pitted, Webber leads provisionally but needs to take another stop.

46/60 Massa pits from fifth place... a relatively good afternoon so far for the Ferrari.

45/60 Hamilton actually spun, and did well to return promptly to the track. Jenson Button is on course for three points, which could be crucial to his world championship bid.

44/60 Hamilton runs off! The champ pushes too hard and that will cost him some places. Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger doesn't look best pleased. She should elope with Vettel...

42/60 Sebastian Vettel leads by 17.8 seconds from Webber, with Barrichello another 19 seconds adrift. Nico Rosberg is on target for a superb fourth-placed finish.

41/60 Vettel is just cruising this. Phenomenal effort, and Webber has equally clear track ahead of him in second.

40/60 Not much movement, although we have the drama of another set of pit stops. You know, if you conisder that drama.

38/60 Heikki Kovalainen has too much damage to the back of his car and he is forced to retire.

37/60 There is shrapnel on the track in the shape of Bourdais's front wing. That could easily cause a puncture.

36/60 Both Bourdais and Kovalainen make their way into the pits for running repairs.

35/60 WALLOP!!! Bourdais runs into the back of Kovalainen after the McLaren man swerves across. The Toro Rosso man has lost his front wing and Kovalainen has a left rear puncture.

33/60 It doesn't say much for this race that the most compelling battle is right at the back of the field, but there you go.

32/60 Alonso gets his revenge on Hamilton, clawing his way back in front of his arch-rival.

30/60 Hamilton makes a move on Alonso... gets him!! Now he has a go at Piquet. The crowd are on their feet at last. That was to take 17th place, it should be remembered.

29/60 Vettel has slowed significantly, and his crew are telling him to preserve his tyres. The German is now lapping over a second slower than earlier in the race.

27/60 How they stand: 1-Vettel, 2-Webber, 3-Barrichello, 4-Rosberg, 5-Massa, 6-Trulli, 7-Raikkonen, 8-Button, 9-Nakajima, 10-Fisichella.

26/60 Barrichello has slipped back and is now four seconds behind Webber. Button, meanwhile, is complaining of understeer.

25/60 Felipe Massa is up to fifth after that 23-lap opening stint. Good stuff from the Ferrari man.

23/60 Hamilton.... brilliant move on Heidfeld, going round the outside of the German at 190mph! Wow!

22/60 The leader Sebastian Vettel comes in and has enough time for a cup of tea before going back out. He is well on his way to a crushing victory. He rejoins well in front of Massa, the last major player who has not pitted yet.

21/60 In comes Webber - can he get back out in front of Barrichello? YES!! Barrichello is all over the back of the Australian but there is no way through!

20/60 Now Barrichello comes in... Webber has stayed out and will be looking to do enough to overhaul the Brazilian in the pits.

20/60 Button pits... he comes out just behind Kimi Raikkonen and ahead of Rosberg.

19/60 Vettel continues to lap at around 1:20.8 - a full second better than everyone else.

18/60 Lewis Hamilton tells his pit crew, with more than a hint of frustration: "I have no grip." He is still tucked up behind Kubica in 14th place.

16/60 Nakajima pits from fourth - the first man to do so. A 9.1 second stop, no problems there.

15/60 Interesting times just around the corner in the shape of pit stops. Felipe Massa is being told Jenson Button will pit in around four laps.

14/60 Another fastest lap for Vettel, who is now 14.5 seconds clear. It might be a procession, but at least the car is a different colour than usual.

13/60 How they stand ahead of the first pit stop: 1-Vettel, 2-Barrichello, 3-Webber, 4-Nakajima, 5-Raikkonen, 6-Rosberg,7-Trulli, 8-Button.

11/60 Lewis Hamilton's McLaren is hitting its rev limiter, and that is why he cannot make it past Kubica.

10/60 Hamilton is being told of Robert Kubica: "You have to get past him." You don't say... the BMW man is running a longer first stint.

9/60 Vettel continues to pull out a second a lap, and it is virtually race over if he keeps this up.

8/60 The only bright spot for Brawn is that Rubens Barrichello is still in front of Mark Webber. Button is still all the way back in eighth.

7/60 Vettel is storming clear - he is six seconds ahead of Barrichello and has set another fastest lap. What a start from the German...

6/60 Heidfeld is slow and is accumulating quite a queue of traffic behind him - first among those is Fernando Alonso.

5/60 Nick Heidfeld is being told he needs a new front wing, but the German does not want to come in!

4/60 An Alonso error forces Hamilton onto the grass - Alonso keeps his position and Kubica comes through! Nightmare for Lewis Hamilton.

3/60 Massa runs wide on the exit of Stowe and Button goes through into eighth!

2/60 Massa up to eighth - that's KERS at work. Button is already seven seconds back. Fisichella overtakes Kubica and Alonso in one fell swoop! And Hamilton is now all over the back of Alonso!

1/60 GO!!! Vettel defends first place and Button has had a nightmare start! He is down to ninth! Barrichello is second, Webber third. Raikkonen up to fifth.

- The drivers are off on their formation lap. There are sunny spells and no sign of rain. A tremendous noise from the crowd.

- Sebastian Vettel is today's polesitter, and he is carrying more fuel than his closest rivals. Click the link for post-qualifying car weights. British GP starting weights

- Want to see more of that celeb-heavy hobnobbing? Click the link for more photos from the British GP. Silverstone photo gallery

- The dignitaries and c-listers are slowly being cleared off the grid. Where else could you see Sarah 'Fergie' Ferguson chatting with Fernando Alonso?

- Welcome to LIVE coverage of the British Grand Prix from Silverstone!