Webber in the wars

between the two drivers, to try and achieve parity."

"He also knows the lengths the team has gone to to support him, and I have no doubt that when he has a chance to reflect on this, then lessons can be learned."

"Of course we will talk about it, and if the air needs to be cleared it will be cleared."

The Red Bull factory in Milton Keynes will be an interesting place to be a fly on the wall on Monday, despite a win that has propelled Webber to within 17 points of championship leader Hamilton.

The in-fighting overshadowed a stunning race, one that saw Vettel suffer a puncture at first-corner Copse after what appeared to be the faintest of touches with Hamilton's car, relegating him to last at the end of lap one.

But following a safety car to remove track debris caused by a broken rear wing on Pedro de la Rosa's Sauber, Vettel climbed to seventh by race end as he produced a series of superb overtaking manoeuvres.

Then there was Button, who started 14th but finished fourth behind Mercedes' Nico Rosberg as he too drove a fine race, whilst it was another day of disaster for Ferrari.

Felipe Massa's race was ruined at the start by a puncture caused after bumping into team-mate Fernando Alonso, with the Brazilian finishing 15th.

As for the Spaniard, he later served a drive-through penalty for gaining a place on Robert Kubica when he cut across Vale corner, leaving him to trail home 14th.