British driver Lewis Hamilton dominated Sunday’s Grand Prix of Italy for McLaren, to score his first-ever win at motorsport’s cathedral of speed and the team’s third victory on the trot.
Behind him, however, Ferrari suffered the indignity of being beaten by a customer team on their home ground as Sergio Pérez got some payback for Malaysia with a superb drive which made the maximum of some excellent strategy by Sauber.
A damage-limiting drive from Fernando Alonso saw the Spaniard survive an uncomfortable off-course moment in the Curva Grande which was deemed by the stewards to have been caused by Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, whom Alonso was attacking at the time.
The Ferraris of Alonso and Felipe Massa finished third and fourth, garnering Ferrari 27 points to move them back to third place in the constructors’ points table behind Red Bull and McLaren.
Jenson Button looked set for second until he lost drive on the back straight on the 33rd lap, the McLaren team diagnosing a fuel pick-up problem.
Behind him, however, Ferrari suffered the indignity of being beaten by a customer team on their home ground as Sergio Pérez got some payback for Malaysia with a superb drive which made the maximum of some excellent strategy by Sauber.
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A damage-limiting drive from Fernando Alonso saw the Spaniard survive an uncomfortable off-course moment in the Curva Grande which was deemed by the stewards to have been caused by Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, whom Alonso was attacking at the time.
The Ferraris of Alonso and Felipe Massa finished third and fourth, garnering Ferrari 27 points to move them back to third place in the constructors’ points table behind Red Bull and McLaren.
Jenson Button looked set for second until he lost drive on the back straight on the 33rd lap, the McLaren team diagnosing a fuel pick-up problem.
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