2016 Formula 1 Italian GP
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That's a wrap for us from the 2016 Italian Grand Prix, in which Nico Rosberg watched Lewis Hamilton trip over at the start and picked up the pieces with ease.
Mercedes is probably a couple of races away from the WCC title, albeit will likely have worries about Singapore, which was a shockingly weak race for the Silver Arrows last year.
As for Hamilton versus Rosberg, it's game on again. Hamilton's decisive pole, in the end, did nothing to prevent him giving up crucial points in the title battle.
See you in two weeks for the next F1 chapter. Next up today, meanwhile, it is MotoGP from Silverstone.
Mercedes is probably a couple of races away from the WCC title, albeit will likely have worries about Singapore, which was a shockingly weak race for the Silver Arrows last year.
As for Hamilton versus Rosberg, it's game on again. Hamilton's decisive pole, in the end, did nothing to prevent him giving up crucial points in the title battle.
See you in two weeks for the next F1 chapter. Next up today, meanwhile, it is MotoGP from Silverstone.
Teams' championship
| Pos. | Teams | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mercedes |
498 |
| 2 |  Red Bull Racing |
290 |
| 3 |  Ferrari |
279 |
| 4 |  Williams |
111 |
| 5 |  Force India |
108 |
| 6 | McLaren |
48 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso |
45 |
| 8 |  Haas F1 Team |
28 |
| 9 |  Renault F1 Team |
6 |
| 10 | Manor Racing |
1 |
| 11 |  Sauber |
0 |
Drivers' championship
| Pos. | Drivers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton |
250 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg |
248 |
| 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
161 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel |
143 |
| 5 |  Kimi Raikkonen |
136 |
| 6 |  Max Verstappen |
121 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas |
70 |
| 8 |  Sergio Perez |
62 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg |
46 |
| 10 |  Felipe Massa |
41 |
| 11 |  Fernando Alonso |
30 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. |
30 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean |
28 |
| 14 |  Daniil Kvyat |
23 |
| 15 | Jenson Button |
17 |
| 16 |  Kevin Magnussen |
6 |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein |
1 |
| 18 |  Stoffel Vandoorne |
1 |
| 19 | Esteban Gutierrez |
0 |
| 20 | Jolyon Palmer |
0 |
| 21 |  Marcus Ericsson |
0 |
| 22 | Felipe Nasr |
0 |
| 23 |  Rio Haryanto |
0 |
| 24 | Esteban Ocon |
0 |
2016 Italian Grand Prix
| Pos. | # | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | Mercedes | 53 | 1:17'28.089 | |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes | Mercedes | 53 | 1:17'43.159 | 15.070 |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 53 | 1:17'49.079 | 20.990 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 53 | 1:17'55.650 | 27.561 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull | TAG | 53 | 1:18'13.384 | 45.295 |
| 6 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams | Mercedes | 53 | 1:18'19.104 | 51.015 |
| 7 | 33 | Max Verstappen |
Red Bull | TAG | 53 | 1:18'22.325 | 54.236 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Perez |
Force India | Mercedes | 53 | 1:18'33.043 | 1'04.954 |
| 9 | 19 | Felipe Massa |
Williams | Mercedes | 53 | 1:18'33.706 | 1'05.617 |
| 10 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg |
Force India | Mercedes | 53 | 1:18'46.745 | 1'18.656 |
| 11 | 8 | Romain Grosjean |
Haas | Ferrari | 52 | 1 lap | 1 Lap |
| 12 | 22 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | Honda | 52 | 1 lap | 1 Lap |
| 13 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez |
Haas | Ferrari | 52 | 1 lap | 1 Lap |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso |
McLaren | Honda | 52 | 1 lap | 1 Lap |
| 15 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 52 | 1 lap | 1 Lap |
| 16 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson |
Sauber | Ferrari | 52 | 1 lap | 1 Lap |
| 17 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen |
Renault | Renault | 52 | 1 lap | 1 Lap |
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon |
Manor | Mercedes | 51 | 2 laps | 2 Laps |
| 26 | Daniil Kvyat |
Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 36 | |||
| 94 | Pascal Wehrlein |
Manor | Mercedes | 26 | |||
| 30 | Jolyon Palmer |
Renault | Renault | 7 | |||
| 12 | Felipe Nasr |
Sauber | Ferrari | 6 |
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"Maybe it was a bit boring to watch, but for us it was very exciting," Toto Wolff tells Sky.
That's a pretty good summary.
That's a pretty good summary.
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Vettel does his usual trick of speaking Italian, says they scored the maximum possible result.
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Nico is complimented on his opening stint, responds with "thank you very much, it's great to win here in Italy".
Perez, Massa and Hulkenberg make up the top 10, the German completing the race as the last driver on the lead lap.
Then it's Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Bottas, Verstappen.
Lewis Hamilton brings it home in second, Sebastian Vettel is third.
Chequered Flag
Nico Rosberg takes his first Italian Grand Prix win.
Stopwatch
Fernando Alonso - fastest lap of the race, 1m25.340s.
One lap to go.
The smallest gap in the top 10 right now is between Ricciardo and Bottas - 3.8s and growing.
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"Three laps to go after this one. We are happy for you to stop again," Alonso is told.
"Box," he replies.
And he pits for supersofts.
"Box," he replies.
And he pits for supersofts.
Stopwatch
1m26.016s from Raikkonen is the new fastest lap.
Three laps to go. The words "mercifully short" do come to mind.
It wasn't a particularly aggressive move from Verstappen - Perez could've slowed more and tried to go for the corner, but decided to take the escape road.
Verstappen has a go at Perez at Variante della Roggia - and Perez ends up off the track.
Meanwhile, Max Verstappen is closing in on Sergio Perez for P7.
Ridiculously gorgeous move from Ricciardo, that.
And then he brakes super, super late into Turn 1 to clear Bottas, who did not expect it in the slightest.
Stopwatch
Ricciardo uses DRS for the fastest lap of the race - 1m26.252s.
Well, it's not been the most exciting race, but it does create some fun championship ramifications, with Hamilton and Rosberg set to leave Monza two points apart.
Lap 45/53:
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Lewis Hamilton +13.810
3. Sebastian Vettel +25.312
4. Kimi Raikkonen +32.054
5. Valtteri Bottas +46.076
6. Daniel Ricciardo +46.981
7. Sergio Perez +54.523
8. Max Verstappen +56.368
9. Felipe Massa +68.037
10. Nico Hulkenberg +76.293
11. Romain Grosjean +85.245
12. Jenson Button +1L
13. Fernando Alonso +1L
14. Esteban Gutierrez +1L
15. Carlos Sainz +1L
16. Marcus Ericsson +1L
17. Kevin Magnussen +1L
18. Esteban Ocon +1L
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Lewis Hamilton +13.810
3. Sebastian Vettel +25.312
4. Kimi Raikkonen +32.054
5. Valtteri Bottas +46.076
6. Daniel Ricciardo +46.981
7. Sergio Perez +54.523
8. Max Verstappen +56.368
9. Felipe Massa +68.037
10. Nico Hulkenberg +76.293
11. Romain Grosjean +85.245
12. Jenson Button +1L
13. Fernando Alonso +1L
14. Esteban Gutierrez +1L
15. Carlos Sainz +1L
16. Marcus Ericsson +1L
17. Kevin Magnussen +1L
18. Esteban Ocon +1L
Ricciardo is within a second of Bottas now for P5.
Jenson Button passes Fernando Alonso for P12 at Turn 1.
Stopwatch
And another fastest lap from Kimi Raikkonen, 1m26.268s,
He's 6.1s off Vettel.
He's 6.1s off Vettel.
Stopwatch
Fastest lap of the race - Kimi Rakkonen, 1m26.287s.
Hamilton gave up another second on that lap, he looks set to nurse it home.
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And now he's asked to watch out for lock-ups...
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"You are not in the safety car window," Hamilton is told. That means he won't get a free pitstop in case of a SC.
So the gap is now at 12 seconds between Hamilton and Rosberg.
Less than 12 laps to go, it doesn't look doable.
Less than 12 laps to go, it doesn't look doable.
Hamilton outbrakes himself and misses the first chicane.
Lap 38/53:
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Lewis Hamilton +10.962
3. Sebastian Vettel +28.303
4. Kimi Raikkonen +34.951
5. Valtteri Bottas +45.731
6. Daniel Ricciardo +49.843
7. Sergio Perez +53.077
8. Max Verstappen +57.724
9. Jenson Button +68.414
10. Felipe Massa +67.195
11. Nico Hulkenberg +75.217
12. Romain Grosjean +81.673
13. Fernando Alonso +85.987
14. Carlos Sainz +1L
15. Esteban Gutierrez +1L
16. Marcus Ericsson +1L
17. Kevin Magnussen +1L
18. Esteban Ocon +1L
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Lewis Hamilton +10.962
3. Sebastian Vettel +28.303
4. Kimi Raikkonen +34.951
5. Valtteri Bottas +45.731
6. Daniel Ricciardo +49.843
7. Sergio Perez +53.077
8. Max Verstappen +57.724
9. Jenson Button +68.414
10. Felipe Massa +67.195
11. Nico Hulkenberg +75.217
12. Romain Grosjean +81.673
13. Fernando Alonso +85.987
14. Carlos Sainz +1L
15. Esteban Gutierrez +1L
16. Marcus Ericsson +1L
17. Kevin Magnussen +1L
18. Esteban Ocon +1L
Hamilton now starting to gain time on Rosberg again, but there's not a lot of race left.
Kvyat's wheeled into his pitbox. Race over.
Verstappen's stop got him out five seconds behind Perez, while Ricciardo has now emerged five seconds behind Bottas.
Pit Stop
Ricciardo stops. Supersofts for him. Interesting strategy there.
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