Lewis Hamilton: I could never have a fall-out with Jenson Button

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Relations are strained between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber following their latest row at the British Grand Prix, which was won convincingly by Webber.

But Hamilton said he and Button, who drove the 2008 world champion back home from the race at Silverstone two weekends ago, remained close despite vying for the world championship.

"No way, there's respect," said Hamilton at the suggestion that the McLaren duo could face a similar fall-out at this weekend's German Grand Prix.

Hamilton arrives at Hockenheim leading defending champion Button in the title race by 12 points with Webber now in third and Vettel fourth.

But Hamilton said he was surprised to not be leading the drivers' standings by more. He said: "It's strange. I've had four solid races, two wins and two second places and yet I'm still only 12 points ahead."

Webber, meanwhile, has warned that his already fractious relationship with Vettel could spill over on track again this weekend.

The 33-year-old, who sarcastically described himself as the team's No2 driver following his Silverstone win, said: "If we're both still racing at the front, things could become more tense between us."

Red Bull team owner Dietrich Mateschitz earlier this week allayed the Australian's fears of any favouritism at the midway point of the season by insisting that both drivers would be treated equally.

With the storm still surrounding the pair, Vettel will be relying on home comfort this weekend to give him a bit of comfort.

Just as title rivals Hamilton and Button employed the support of the British fans to fuel their ambitions 10 days ago at Silverstone, so Vettel will do the same around Hockenheim.

The 23-year-old, whose home town of Heppenheim is just 30 minutes away from the track, said: "It's definitely something special, so I don't feel pressure from it.

"It adds an extra bit of motivation and then hopefully you find this extra tenth of a second going around the track. So I am really looking forward to it and with six Germans in Formula One now, it's good to go to Germany."