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Britain’s Lewis Hamilton won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday with a dominant drive to take over the lead of the Formula One world championship. The triple champion started the race from a record 69th career pole position and led his Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas to a runaway one-two finish in front of the massed…
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The fans flocked to the party, the team wore celebratory uniforms and the boss admitted emotions were running high. Only the weather failed to oblige on Saturday when Ferrari hoped to mark their 70th anniversary at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix with a memorable tribute to team founder Enzo Ferrari. Torrential rain, overnight and throughout the…
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Romain Grosjean accused F1’s race controllers of "double standards" for ignoring drivers' warnings of the dangers after he crashed in Saturday’s rain-hit qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. The Frenchman said the circuit was too dangerous for qualifying to have started, adding that it was obvious that there was too much water standing on the Autodromo…
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Lewis Hamilton broke Michael Schumacher's record of all-time pole positions by securing his 69th with a devastating lap in the final seconds of Saturday's rain-hit qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. The 32-year-old Briton steered his Mercedes through treacherous conditions with patience, precision and courage to deliver a best lap in one minute and 35.554 seconds…
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Fernando Alonso hit back on Friday at reports suggesting that he has told McLaren he will leave the team unless they dump misfiring engine suppliers Honda. The Spaniard, who faces a 35-place grid penalty at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix after another unscheduled power unit replacement, said that despite chronic frustration such reports were "absolutely not…
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Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz and both Red Bull drivers will be hit by grid penalties for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix, it was confirmed Friday. Two-time former champion Alonso faces a likely 35-place penalty after Honda fitted an upgraded engine to his McLaren for opening practice on Friday. The Red Bull pair Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo…
