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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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Valtteri Bottas topped the times in Friday’s practice for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix and was then told he is all set to be retained by Mercedes next season. The Finn, who outpaced team-mate Lewis Hamilton, bounced back to form after struggling to produce his best at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. "It was good that…
