Vettel storms to win

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After totally dominating the year with six wins from the opening seven races, including the last four in a row, Button finished a distant sixth to Red Bull Racing star Vettel.

Button's championship lead is now 23 points ahead of Brawn GP team-mate Rubens Barrichello who managed third behind Mark Webber as Red Bull scored their second one-two of the year, with Vettel now 25 points down.

What followed was perfect monotony from Vettel, who was in a class of his own, displacing Button from such a position after his stunning start to the season.

Once the five red lights disappeared to signal the start of the 60-lap race, so did Vettel into the distance.

Unlike in Turkey a fortnight ago when Vettel again started on pole, only to make an error on the first lap that allowed Button through and onto victory, this time the young German was faultless.

Once Vettel hit the first turn into Stowe still at the head of the field, only a disaster would deny him his third career victory, one that never materialised.

As it turned out, after dominating practice on Friday, qualifying on Saturday, so it followed in the race as he pulled out a stunning second a lap over Barrichello and Webber.

By the time of Vettel's first pit stop on lap 21, after setting fastest lap after fastest lap, the 21-year-old held a 23-second advantage over Webber, enough to take on fuel and tyres - and emerge ahead of the Australian to retain his lead.

It was frighteningly impressive stuff, and as Button endured his worst weekend of the season, frustratingly in front of a sell-out home crowd to boot, denying them the victory they craved.