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Fernando Alonso paid tribute to the "passion" of his Ferrari team after clinching their first race win of the season at the British Grand Prix. The Spaniard dominated after taking advantage of a pit-stop problem for Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who finished second ahead of team-mate Mark Webber. "The big thing about Ferrari is the passion, the victory and the love for victory," said Alonso. "I knew we had enough pace to fight for the victory and it came." Early in the race the Red Bulls appeared to be making the best of the half-wet, half-dry track - and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton also fared better than Alonso, the Briton overtaking for third place on lap 15. But as the track dried out, Alonso came into his own and regained third spot from Hamilton nine laps after conceding the position. Two laps later Alonso was handed the lead, passing Vettel in the pits as the German was held up when his pit crew struggled to fit a rear tyre. Continue reading the main story All we can do is try to win every race, be aggressive and keep our strategy at the maximum Fernando Alonso "We struggled when it was wet, but we got quicker as the track dried out," said Alonso. "We stayed calm and we knew our opportunity would come later in the race. After passing Lewis Hamilton, I attacked the Red Bulls. "I saw the problem in the pit stop with Sebastian and we were in the lead at that moment, but who knows what might have happened after that. "I had to keep the car on the track and away from the grass, to not make any mistakes." Before Sunday's race at Silverstone, Alonso drove the car that, in 1951, took Jose Froilan Gonzalez to Ferrari's first British Grand Prix victory. "The British Grand Prix is a special event for every driver competing in F1, we know the history of this race, a special grand prix and I had the privilege to drive the Froilan car that was the first Ferrari win in F1," said the Spaniard. "Today we won in the same circuit with the same passion, the same group of people who work for this fantastic team." Alonso's victory means he leapfrogs McLaren pair Hamilton and Jenson Button to go third in the drivers' championship. While conceding the 93-point gap to leader Vettel remains a distant target, Alonso vowed not to give up the fight. "From now on we will challenge Red Bull all the way," he said. "All we can do is try to win every race, be aggressive and keep our strategy at the maximum."