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MONZA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 06: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates on the podium next to Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Ferrari after winning the Formula One Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo di Monza on September 6, 2015 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
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MONZA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 06: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates on the podium next to Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Ferrari after winning the Formula One Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo di Monza on September 6, 2015 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
Nico Rosberg took an easy victory from Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix after the latter struggled with his clutch at the start of the race. Nico rosberg wins Italian grand prix first time,hence was down to sixth position within the first few corners. Hamilton none the less managed to fight back to second position thanks to sheer pace of his Mercedes powered car.
Sebastian Vettel rounded off the podium by taking in third for the Tifosis and Kimi Raikkonen took fourth. Red Bull struggled for pace with Daniel Ricciardo finishing fifth and Max Verstappen seventh with the Finn Valtteri Bottas splitting the two.
The battle between Force India and Williams continued with Force India’s Sergio Perez finishing 8th and Nico Hulkenberg 10th and Brazilian Felipe Massa splitting the two in 9th.
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LH: I'm happy with my performance this weekend especially after such an incredible #Quali yesterday. #F1 #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/gIUnhvwlNC
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) September 4, 2016
LH: I kept pushing as hard as I could and came within 15 seconds of Nico when we crossed the line. #F1 #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/ghS6MkU1m2
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) September 4, 2016
LH: It was just about managing the tyres during the first stint. I was delighted to get back up to second. #F1 pic.twitter.com/kLzX4m44wf
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) September 4, 2016
NR: I’m looking forward to Singapore, which was our weakest race last year. #F1 #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/EkSgyTGZGt
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) September 4, 2016
NR: Our car has been amazing this weekend and I extend a massive thank you to the whole team. #F1 #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/8isr0UKRH5
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) September 4, 2016
2 points…can it get any closer than this? #F1 #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/wBttUgADdf
— Bahrain Int. Circuit (@BAH_Int_Circuit) September 4, 2016
A great strategy and brilliant overtaking saw @Redbullracing’s @danielricciardo snatch 5th at the #ItalianGP! #F1 pic.twitter.com/RKnL2GsvBL
— UBS Formula 1 (@UBSf1) September 4, 2016
So close to scoring points today… Next time 👌!!!! #ItalianGP #r8g @HaasF1Team #f1
— Romain Grosjean (@RGrosjean) September 4, 2016
More images of the celebrations on the podium #F1 #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/rJ6y27eZ91
— Motorsport Images (@MSI_Images) September 4, 2016
Strangely the Mclaren Hondas struggled despite their brilliant performance a week earlier in Spa. The fastest lap of the race though went to Fernando Alonso who set it in the later stages of the race low on fuel and on super soft tires.
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#ItalianGP – Race: Daniil's (DNF) reaction on https://t.co/EojP8slMCI . pic.twitter.com/4eJ99QRsR2
— Toro Rosso (@ToroRosso) September 4, 2016
After the race! #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/MCuP4kv4dG
— TinkerbellF1 (@RedBullF1Fairy) September 4, 2016
A troubled start but some good fights and overtakes. Clean race with a decent P7 is a satisfying result! #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/27T1oV2le7
— Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) September 4, 2016
🍾 That winning feeling 🍾 Congrats @nico_rosberg on your 21st win 👏 #ItalianGP 🇮🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/24t92VbxmG
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 4, 2016
Nico Rosberg wins in Italy to cut Hamilton's lead https://t.co/KCWP1KCwMa #ItalianGP
— Reuters India (@ReutersIndia) September 4, 2016
#Seb5 'In days like this you realize that life is to enjoy, to get so much support is unbelievable' #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/CI7OaVwI2z
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) September 4, 2016
Toto Wolff: "What we love about F1 is that it's unpredictable" #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/lHR8nd9w2n
— WTF1 (@wtf1official) September 4, 2016
And so are you 🏎❤️🇮🇹👊🏼 #ItalianGP #redseason pic.twitter.com/Asb8mH7w28
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) September 4, 2016
Partying under the podium #ItalianGP #redseason pic.twitter.com/cR99PT5VDh
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) September 4, 2016
Ooops, wrong hat, Seb 😀 #ItalianGP 🇮🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/EYMUGinjUb
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 4, 2016
A determined and eager #ItalianGP drive by @danielricciardo topped off by that late surge for P5! 👍🇮🇹🏁 pic.twitter.com/yN0ctzZeT1
— Aston Martin Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) September 4, 2016
Checo crosses the line in P8, holding off Massa! Nico P10 for a total of 5 points! #ItalianGP #FeelTheForce
— SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team (@RacingPointF1) September 4, 2016
I know a race is dull when I’m struggling to tweet. #ItalianGP
— Fake Charlie Whiting says ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@charlie_whiting) September 4, 2016
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Rosberg puts the heat on Hamilton with his win today. Hope Hamilton works on his starts for the final races 🙈 #ItalianGP
— Chris Varney (@ChrisVarney1985) September 4, 2016
After the race! #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/MCuP4kv4dG
— TinkerbellF1 (@RedBullF1Fairy) September 4, 2016
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