Eddie Jordan's British Grand Prix predictions for the big five

SEBASTIAN VETTEL RED BULL Won the championship against all the odds last year and this season has the maturity that comes from being world champion, winning six of the eight races so far and in all but one taking pole position. He has complete dominance in some respects but if there is an achilles heel it was shown by Button, who put him under a lot of pressure in Canada and he fell apart – should have won, but didn't. However, he won here two years ago and I can't honestly see many people beating him – the weather may be the only chance of anyone else taking victory. Eddie's prediction: 1st JENSON BUTTON McLAREN Every time you think he's not getting on with it, up pops something like Canada. Absolutely brilliant and I loved every minute of it. Can he do it again at Silverstone? Well if the forecast is right and rain does come and it's unpredictable and windy – they're the conditions that Jenson thrives on. He has unbelievable car control and he's still up there in the fight for the world championship but is he a realistic contender against Vettel? I doubt it somehow. Has a happy knack of pulling things out of the hat but it will be a very tall order to win here at Silverstone. Eddie's prediction: 4th MARK WEBBER RED BULL Came to Silverstone last year and after the kerfuffle with the nose cone being taken away from him, you saw the fire in his belly when he won. He found that extra gear, that extra little piece and that's what you need. Can he repeat it? Of course, he has the car – the same car as Vettel, we are assured. He has the unhappy knack of either screwing up qualifying or doing something not quite right and making a mistake. But his racecraft is absolutely supreme: look how many fastest laps he's had, how well he comes through the grid. Mark will be in the mix. Eddie's prediction: 2nd LEWIS HAMILTON McLAREN Still excites me and there is a fire in him that I like, but sometimes he allows his frustration to get the better of him. He was exposed at Monaco but did win in China and McLaren seem to be only team that are able to take race wins away from Red Bull. He will be fired up here and although there's a lot of talk about moving on, I doubt very much that he will – although he's clearly not happy about the performance of the car. Let's hope he has a good, clean race this weekend and I think he can sneak into the top three. Eddie's prediction: 3rd FERNANDO ALONSO FERRARI There is nobody in my mind driving as committed as Fernando and he's been very tough on the team. Rightly for me. There's something radically wrong with the Ferrari. It just doesn't have the downforce, cannot keep the grip in the tyres, the car washes away. But this time last year Alonso was 46 points behind and yet he could eventually have won the championship. He didn't, but he and the team have the ability to challenge. They need to find something mid-season, but the prancing horse has always had difficulty at Silverstone. Eddie's prediction: 5th