Overall, it was a thrilling Grand Prix from start to finish, Kimi Räikkönen surprisingly on pole for Sundays race ahead of both team-mate Sebastian Vettel and Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton. On a dry Sunday race, Räikkönen took the lead at the start, by the Variante chicane on the first lap both Hamilton and Vettel touch resulting Vettel to spin and restart last meaning an overtaking class throughout the race for Vettel to finish fourth in the end.
While out the front it was Räikkönen and Hamilton battling the lead in cat and mouse games for the lead. By lap 44, Räikkönen who was leading on worn tyres against Hamilton who was on fresh tyres took the lead and never looked back to conclude with a race win in this seasons Italian Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton's sixth race win of the season.
While, Kimi Räikkönen finished in second place in the Ferrari, Räikkönen was nine seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Max Verstappen finished in third place in the Red Bull to complete the podium, However Verstappen has been given a five-second time penalty following the race after causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas. Relegating Verstappen to fifth place.
Meaning Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the Mercedes to complete the podium, Bottas was fourteen seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty-three lap race.
With Lewis Hamilton's win at Monza and Sebastian Vettel only managing a fourth place finish, but the gap is now improved from seventeen points to thirty points in the standings with seven races to go.
While Mercedes still leads F1 Constructors' Standings, the gap is now gained from fifteen points to twenty-five points for Ferrari who are second in the Constructors' Standings with seven races to go.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (race win, fastest lap)
Valtteri Bottas - 7 (finished third)
Ferrari - 8
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished fourth)
Kimi Räikkönen - 9 (pole, finished second)
Red Bull Racing - 6
Daniel Ricciardo - 6 (DNF, Clutch)
Max Verstappen - 7 (finished fifth)
Force India - 8
Sergio Pérez- 7 (finished seventh)
Esteban Ocon- 9 (finished sixth)
Williams - 6
Lance Stroll - 7 (finished ninth, lap down)
Sergey Sirotkin - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Renault - 6
Nico Hülkenberg - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (finished eighth)
Toro Rosso - 5
Pierre Gasly - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Brendon Hartley - 5 (DNF, Collision with Ericsson)
Haas - 6
Romain Grosjean - 8 (DSQ, Illegal floor; originally finished sixth)
Kevin Magnussen - 4 (finished sixteenth, lap down)
McLaren - 5
Fernando Alonso - 5 (DNF, Electrics)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 5 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Sauber - 5
Marcus Ericsson - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Charles Leclerc - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Next stop Marina Bay Street Circuit in two weeks time for the Singapore Grand Prix.
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