Webber cruises to dominant win.jpg "Image") Hamilton starred but Webber won
Vettel's attempt to retain the lead around the outside of Copse led to a puncture that ruined his race. Hamilton seized second after a poor start by Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, while Mercedes' Nico Rosberg was third ahead of McLaren's Jenson Button.
Webber said over the team radio: "Not bad for a number two driver." That was a reference to his unhappiness over the team's decision to take the only remaining new front wing off his car and give it to Vettel ahead of qualifying on Saturday.
The result extends Hamilton's lead over Button in the world championship to 12 points, the equivalent of a fourth place. Webber is third, 17 points behind Hamilton, with Vettel - who finished seventh - fourth in the title race a further seven adrift of his team-mate.
The race - held in front of a crowd of 115,000, with 305,000 turning up over the three days of the weekend - was decided by Webber's brilliant start from the inside, more slippery side of the grid.
Vettel squeezed him as they ran towards Copse corner and the German then tried to sit it out with Webber around the outside of the 180mph bend.
His right rear tyre was nudged slightly by Hamilton as they went through the corner and Vettel ran off the track over the kerbs over the outside, one of the incidents causing a puncture that put him to the back of the field.
The stop to change tyres was his only pit stop and Vettel recovered well to finish seventh, passing Force India's Adrian Sutil with just over a lap to go. Informed of Webber's "number two driver" comment, Vettel's response hinted at tension between the two team-mates.
"Obviously I focus on myself and so does he I guess," said Vettel. "Especially after what happened in the past people have different opinions. I have opinions, I have my experiences and sometimes, good and bad, you get to know people a little better and see their true faces. So I think I have learned my lesson and focus on myself."
Hamilton stuck within two seconds of Webber for the first six laps, but the Red Bull driver than began inexorably to draw away into the lead, setting a succession of fastest laps.
"There's a bloke upstairs every now and again," Webber said. "I did the best job I could today and it worked out OK.
1 M Webber 1:24:38.200
2 L Hamilton 1:24:39.560
3 N Rosberg 1:24:59.507
4 J Button 1:25:00.186
5 R Barrichello 1:25:09.656
6 K Kobayashi 1:25:10.371
7 S Vettel 1:25:14.934
8 A Sutil 1:25:19.132
9 M Schumacher 1:25:19.799
10 N Hulkenberg 1:25:20.212
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