Good afternoon everyone and welcome to live text coverage of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Alonso pits from the lead - that means that for now Lewis Hamilton leads the Grand Prix.

Webber comes in for a stop and returns to the track in fourth. And it's good news for Red Bull all round becuase it looks as if Vettel actually leapfrogged Massa.

Hamilton now running third after all those stops - how long can he carry on on the hard tyres?

Now it's Massa's turn, with the hard tyres chosen. He comes outs in front of Schumacher - job done.

Schumacher has pitted meanwhile - and he's come out BEHIND Vettel.

Perez tried to go around the outside of Maldonado, who lost his shape and went straight into the side of the Sauber. Oh dear. DRS disabled for now for the rest of the cars on track.

INCIDENT! Perez hits Maldonado! An all-Americas clash and neither come off well.

Maldonado and Perez amongst the men who pit - both comfortably behind Vettel in the reshuffle.

MASSA GETS PAST SCHUMACHER! It had been coming, but now that Vettel has stopped it was absolutely crucial.

Hard compound tyres for Vettel - and they've popped in back out in 15th place with a bit of clear air in front of him. We'll wait and see, but that looks like the archetypal bit of Red Bull quick-thinking.

Red Bull shape for a pit stop - it's Vettel coming in!

Webber gets a bit of encouragement from the engineers, who tell him that Schumacher is doing a good job of holding up his rivals. Alonso getting away, however. Three seconds and counting.

Perez has a little dart at the inside line as Hamilton continues - his pace might be good but the Mexican is matching him.

Interesting - Vettel clipped the back of Massa on the previous lap and lost a small piece of his front wing. It doesn't look to have slowed him down so far.

Hamilton told by his engineers that his pace is actually good compared to those around him. And he should be able to run for longer on this stint, too - he could gain places in the pit stop shuffle.

A queue beginning to form behind Schuacher, however. If there's one man who won't mind defending a place, it's the German.

'Turns 7 and 13' for KERS, Massa told. He looks like he has a quicker car than Schumacher, but can't get through yet.

Alonso has just under two seconds of a gap to Webber in second, while Schumacher is still scrapping with Massa for third a couple of seconds further back.

Button down in 13th after the bright start - and struggling to make further headway. Long way to go, mind.

'I have no pace,' says Hamilton, 'I'm struggling to keep up with these guys' - but that might be a reflection on his tyre choice rather than the car.

Brit-watch - Hamilton mired down in eighth, just where he started. Perez has him in his sights, but Maldonado is not far up the road either.