Italian Grand Prix LIVE: Lewis Hamilton wins to beat Kimi Raikkonen as Sebastian Vettel finishes fourth
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Your support makes all the difference.Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton renew their world championship battle in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, but it was the surprise package of Kimi Raikkonen who took pole position and will start today’s race from the front in an all-Ferrari front-row.
Vettel appeared stunned that his teammate was able to get the better of him on Saturday, but Ferrari did at least show that they continue to hold the advantage over Mercedes as Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas could only manage third and fourth respectively.
The Red Bull of Max Verstappen starts fifth but he was a second slower than Bottas in front of him, and his teammate Daniel Ricciardo starts from the back after taking a complete new power unit this weekend – along with the Sauber of Marcus Ericsson after his car was completely rebuilt on Friday night following his frightening crash in second practice.
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What time does it start?
The Italian Grand Prix starts at 2.10pm on Sunday 2 September.
Where can I watch it?
The race will be shown live on Sky Sports F1 from 12.30pm, with highlights on Channel 4 from 7.45pm.
Starting grid
1 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1min 19.119secs
2 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:19.280
3 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1:19.294
4 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 1:19.656
5 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:20.615
6 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:20.936
7 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Renault 1:21.041
8 Esteban Ocon (Fra) Force India 1:21.099
9 Pierre Gasly (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:21.350
10 Lance Stroll (Can) Williams 1:21.627
11 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 1:21.669
12 Sergey Sirotkin (Rus) Williams 1:21.732
13 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:22.568
14 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:21.888
15 Charles Leclerc (Mon) Sauber-Ferrari 1:21.889
16 Brendon Hartley (Nzl) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:21.934
17 Stoffel Vandoorne (Bel) McLaren 1:22.085
18 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 1:22.048 + engine changes
19 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull No Time + engine changes
20 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault No Time + engine changes and 10-place grid penalty from Belgian GP
Lap 36: This is...strange. Mercedes decide to pit Bottas? Why, I'm not too sure as he was doing the perfect job of holding up Raikkonen - although the Ferrari team have concerns over Kimi's tyres and whether they will go to the end.
Lap 38: Bottas is back out behind Verstappen, but he's only 3.2s back and with the freshest tyres out there. Vettel meanwhile is on the back of the Force Indias.
Lap 39: Vettel gets by Perez for fifth - because Ocon has pitted - and that gives Vettel clear air to Bottas with 13.3s between them.
Lap 41: Verstappen gets a warning that the stewards won't stand for another dives across the chicane if Bottas comes steaming down the inside, so it's going to have to be a fair fight for third. Hamilton is just 0.6s behind Raikkonen out in front, and it's going to be a case of whose tyres hold on the longest.
Lap 42: Bottas and Verstappen touch! Bottas steams down the outside, and Verstappen closes the door on him when he's already alongside! Bottas' car is sent momentarily airborne, and he has to go through the run-off at turn one and two that costs him a huge amount of time. However, the stewards are already looking at that one.
Lap 45: Hamilton gets the slingshot out of the Parabolica and takes the outside line into turn one, ensuring he's alongside as they turn in to turn two and take the lead of the race.
Lap 46: Verstappen is given a five-second time penalty for causing the collision with Bottas, and that brings Vettel into play as he's only nine seconds behind. Hamilton meanwhile has already pulled three seconds clear of Kimi.
Lap 48: Verstappen has been told about his penalty, and he's not happy about it. He swears, swears and swears again, and then claims that the penalties are killing racing.
I'm not sure he has a case to argue on that one.
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