( CNN ) -- Mark Webber said he ignored team orders not to attack Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel in the closing stages of Sunday 's British Grand Prix . Webber , 34 , was sat in third position and closing in on world championship leader Vettel in second when he was told over the team radio to `` maintain the gap '' between himself and his German colleague . The result meant Vettel , 24 , extended his lead at the top of the drivers ' standings to 80 points , despite Ferrari 's Fernando Alonso taking the checkered flag to claim the Italian marque 's first grand prix victory since October 2010 . But Webber , who is second in the standings , told a post-race press conference he paid no attention to the messages from the team garage . Passing judgment : Hamilton must stay aggressive . `` I am not fine with it . No . That 's the answer to that , '' the Australian said when asked if he understood the team 's decision . `` If Fernando retires on the last lap we are battling for the victory so I was fine until the end . Of course I ignored the team as I want to try and get another place . Seb was doing his best and I was doing my best . `` I do n't want to crash with anyone , but that was it . I tried to do my best with the amount of conversation I had . One-way conversation obviously as I was n't talking too much back . `` There was a lot of traffic coming to me , but I was still trying to do my best to pass the guy in front . '' Alonso wins for Ferrari at Silverstone . Webber took maximum points in last year 's race at Silverstone and , in the wake of his triumph , suggested he was frustrated with a perceived number two driver status at the British-based Red Bull team . When asked if he still felt reigning world champion Vettel received preferential treatment in 2011 , Webber responded : `` Not really . I just want to race to the end , so with four or five laps to the end , they started to chat to me about holding my position . `` Of course , they want the points , but I also need to try and get some more points as well . '' Standings after the British Grand Prix . Vettel , who became the sport 's youngest-ever champion when he clinched the 2010 crown , said he did not feel Webber had gifted him his second-place finish . `` I think we were racing , '' said Vettel . `` It was not a scheduled ' I move right , you move left , I move left , you move right , I brake here , you brake there . ' `` As Mark said , he stayed flat out and tried to race me , as hard as he could , did n't find his way past . To me , at this stage , it 's quite amusing . '' Rivalries will resume when the Formula One circus moves to the Nurburgring on July 24 for the German Grand Prix .
Mark Webber has admitted he ignored team orders during Sunday 's British Grand Prix . The Red Bull driver was told not to try and overtake his teammate Sebastian Vettel . Vettel , who is the leader of the championship , finished second with Webber third .