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Italian Grand Prix News
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Max Verstappen had started second, behind Carlos Sainz Jr, but eventually got past him at the start of lap 15 and from then on — just like the rest of the season — no one could match the Red Bull pace.
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Formula 1 legend Lewis Hamilton narrowly survived a horrific accident at the Italian Grand Prix with the title rival Max Verstappen. The two superstar drivers have developed a formidable rivalry in recent years. In the middle of a race, Hamilton's opponent's car suddenly jumped over his car. Fortunately, he didn't get hit on his head, and his life was saved.
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With Verstappen's Red Bull then thrown into the air and over the Mercedes, coming to a rest on top of the W12, with images showing Verstappen's right-rear tyre hitting Hamilton's helmet.
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Valtteri Bottas was second for Mercedes with five-times world champion Lewis Hamilton a distant third after tyre wear took its toll in a thrilling battle with the 21-year-old Monegasque.
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The 19-year-old hit a kerb and flew high in the air before landing upside down on the tyre wall and ending up in the catch fence.
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The Hobart-born 19-year-old hit a `sausage` kerb at Parabolica and his Campos Racing car was flung high into the air before flipping and landing upside down on the tyre wall, coming to rest against the wire fence.
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By taking penalties at Monza, the fastest track on the calendar, Red Bull aim to give Verstappen a better chance in Singapore later in the month where grid position is more important and overtaking is difficult.
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This was Hamilton’s sixth win of the season. It was also the fourth victory at Monza and the 59th triumph overall to complete a perfect weekend for the Brit.
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Schumacher had set the record back in July 2006 at Magny-Cours, France. However, his record of 91 victories and seven world titles is still a distant dream for Hamilton.
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The Mercedes driver was more than a second quicker than Red Bull`s Max Verstappen, the second fastest in a much-delayed session that ended more than three and a half hours after it started.
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World championship leader Sebastian Vettel was third quickest for Ferrari, one-tenth of a second adrift, as the two leading teams closed up at the top ahead of the Italian outfit`s annual home event.
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They clashed twice at Spa, with Ocon squeezed towards the wall as he tried to pass Perez in the second incident that most upset the 20-year-old and led to a Twitter outburst against the Mexican.
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The Italian Grand Prix was first held at Monza in 1921 and is the oldest race on the calendar.
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Germany remains uncertain due to Hockenheim`s stated reluctance to host a grand prix other than in alternate years.
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Ecclestone said before Sunday`s race that "honestly, sincerely" he did not know whether Liberty were buying into the sport and had nothing more to say.
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Williams are back in fourth with 111 points, three more than Force India.
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It was the first time in seven years that the race was not won by the driver starting from pole position.
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Liberty Media will reportedly transfer the first of two tranches of payment in the $8.5 billion deal on Tuesday.
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Hamilton will be bidding on Sunday to register a hat-trick of Italian wins with his 50th career victory to enlarge his nine points lead in the title race ahead of Rosberg.
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On a hot late summer`s day at the old Autodromo Nazionale in Monza`s former royal park, the 31-year-old Briton clocked a best lap in one minute and 22.801 seconds to outpace German Rosberg by 0.193 seconds.
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