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.
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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.
LH: I'm happy with my performance this weekend especially after such an incredible #Quali yesterday. #F1 #ItalianGP
LH: I kept pushing as hard as I could and came within 15 seconds of Nico when we crossed the line. #F1 #ItalianGP
LH: It was just about managing the tyres during the first stint. I was delighted to get back up to second. #F1
NR: I’m looking forward to Singapore, which was our weakest race last year. #F1 #ItalianGP
NR: Our car has been amazing this weekend and I extend a massive thank you to the whole team. #F1 #ItalianGP
2 points...can it get any closer than this? #F1 #ItalianGP
A great strategy and brilliant overtaking saw @Redbullracing’s @danielricciardo snatch 5th at the #ItalianGP! #F1
So close to scoring points today... Next time 👌!!!! #ItalianGP #r8g @HaasF1Team #f1
More images of the celebrations on the podium #F1 #ItalianGP
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 win.gs/2bPvGFu .
After the race! #ItalianGP
A troubled start but some good fights and overtakes. Clean race with a decent P7 is a satisfying result! #ItalianGP
🍾 That winning feeling 🍾 Congrats @nico_rosberg on your 21st win 👏 #ItalianGP 🇮🇹 #F1
Nico Rosberg wins in Italy to cut Hamilton's lead reut.rs/2bZQ8kz #ItalianGP
#Seb5 'In days like this you realize that life is to enjoy, to get so much support is unbelievable' #ItalianGP
And so are you 🏎❤️🇮🇹👊🏼 #ItalianGP #redseason
Partying under the podium #ItalianGP #redseason
Ooops, wrong hat, Seb 😀 #ItalianGP 🇮🇹 #F1
A determined and eager #ItalianGP drive by @danielricciardo topped off by that late surge for P5! 👍🇮🇹🏁
Checo crosses the line in P8, holding off Massa! Nico P10 for a total of 5 points! #ItalianGP #FeelTheForce
I know a race is dull when I’m struggling to tweet. #ItalianGP
Rosberg puts the heat on Hamilton with his win today. Hope Hamilton works on his starts for the final races 🙈 #ItalianGP
After the race! #ItalianGP