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06 Sep 2015

Lewis Hamilton's victory in the Italian Grand Prix was confirmed late Sunday (September 6) when the race stewards decided to take no further action after investigating claims his Mercedes car was running on low pressure tyres that infringed the regulations.

06 Sep 2015

Hamilton and Rosberg's cars will have to report to the stewards to look at the pairs tyre pressures. They could face penalties of 25 seconds. Hamilton led Vettel by 25 seconds at the end of the race, if the Briton is penalised there could be a dead heat. Stay with us.

06 Sep 2015

FINAL PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION #ItalianGP #GPItalia #ForzaF1 pic.twitter.com/DHtUVRxFz3
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 6, 2015

Here we go folks, a look at the final classification from the Italian GP:

06 Sep 2015

Hamilton, Vettel and Massa are on the podium as the British national anthem plays amongst the screaming Tifosi.

06 Sep 2015

Mercedes under investigation for tyre pressure rule breach. Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were under minimum tyre pressures at race start
— Jon Noble (@NobleF1) September 6, 2015

Oooh, let's wait and see how this unfolds. Hamilton could face a 25 second penalty.

06 Sep 2015

Hamilton wins in Italy despite late scare - but faces stewards inquiry over low tyre pressure
— Andrew Benson (@andrewbensonf1) September 6, 2015

Hamilton wins by a massive 25 seconds from Vettel. He extends his championship lead to 53 points. He claims his second grand slam: pole position, led every lap, fastest lap and win.

06 Sep 2015

"Thank you so much guys. Fantastic job all weekend. The car was great. Big thanks to everyone at the factory too" @LewisHamilton #F1 #Monza
— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) September 6, 2015

53/53 - Hamilton wins the Italian GP, Vettel in second place and Felipe Massa takes third with Bottas in the other Williams in fourth. Great day for the top four finishers.

06 Sep 2015

53/53 - We're on to the final at Monza, Hamilton has a 24.218 second gap over Vettel.

06 Sep 2015

Rosberg pulls over with back of his Mercedes flaming just two laps from end #ItalianGP #ForzaF1 pic.twitter.com/lKcCbvPC62
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 6, 2015

52/53 - Nico Rosberg is out of the Italian GP! His engine seems to have blown, and the Tifosi are screaming! Wow, the German's championship title chances dealt a huge blow.

06 Sep 2015

Hamilton: "I've got a lot of pace in me. What do you want me to do? I can't go much quicker" #F1onNBC
— F1® Racing on NBC (@F1onNBCSports) September 6, 2015

51/ 53 - What more can the world champion do?

06 Sep 2015

50/53 - Alonso is out! Retires from the GP with technical failure.

06 Sep 2015

Hamilton is told he needs to "pull a gap. Don't ask questions, just execute" - what's happening at Mercedes? #F1onNBC
— F1® Racing on NBC (@F1onNBCSports) September 6, 2015

48/53 - Late drama at this time of the race. It seems Hamilton's car might have problem. Big lock-up from Hamilton.

06 Sep 2015

47/53 - Raikkonen in P7 has the other Force India of Perez in his sights as he is 1.5 seconds behind. Further baclk, Mclaren team mates Alonso is on Button's tail.

06 Sep 2015

46/ 53 - Hamilton's quickest lap so far is 1min27.620. The battle for P2 between Vettel and Rosberg is down to 2.8 seconds. 8 laps to go, can Merc snatch a 1-2?

06 Sep 2015

43/ 53 - 10 laps to go and to be honest there has not been that much action since Raikkonen stalled at the start. Hamilton has been methodically quick at the front and Vettel in P2 is keeping Rosberg at good distance in P3.

06 Sep 2015

TOP THREE - PIT STOP COMPARISON 1 HAM: 2.7 seconds 2 VET: 2.4 seconds 3 ROS: 3.2 seconds #ItalianGP #ForzaF1 pic.twitter.com/M7AFOUojV1
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 6, 2015

40/53- Wow! Now that's quick.

06 Sep 2015

#Seb5 P2 #ItalianGP #redseason pic.twitter.com/fV19Ub9ByV
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) September 6, 2015

39/53 - Mercedes tells Rosberg that P2 is still possible. Vettel will have something to say about that. The Ferrari is 4 seconds ahead of Rosberg's Mercedes.

06 Sep 2015

38/ 53 - Hamilton's fastest lap is 1min.26.890. He has gone about his business without much fuss. He has led every lap of the GP and has dominated the weekend.

06 Sep 2015

36/ 53 - Hamilton, Vettel, Rosberg, Massa, Bottas, Perez those are the top five drivers.

06 Sep 2015

UPDATED FASTEST LAPS: The two Mercedes cars have held the edge as we enter the second half of the #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/f5kvvPajM7
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 6, 2015

Quick look at the fastest laps of thee afternoon, so far.

06 Sep 2015

Let's have one more look at Raikkonen's MASSIVE fail at the start:

06 Sep 2015

LAP 30: @LewisHamilton leads VET by 18.6s, @nico_rosberg a further 5.0s back in P3 #F1 #ItalianGP #Monza #GPItalia
— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) September 6, 2015

30/ 53 - Hamilton looks very comfrotable in front, like a Sunday drive for the white/blonde haired driver.

06 Sep 2015

Raikkonen: "Come on guys, it's time to stop" - Ferrari agrees, bringing the Finn in from fourth place on lap 29 #F1onNBC
— F1® Racing on NBC (@F1onNBCSports) September 6, 2015

28/53 - Rosberg into P3 after slipping past Raikkonen on the main straight, easy pickings for the German who was on fresher tyres. While the Finn complains about having no grip. The Ferrari dives into the pits.

06 Sep 2015

28/53 - Hamilton, Vettel, Rosberg, Raikkonen. It's Mercedes against the home team at Monza.

06 Sep 2015

SMASHED IT! 2.7s for @LewisHamilton and he's back out on primes - great stuff from the crew! #F1 #ItalianGP #Monza #GPItalia
— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) September 6, 2015

26/53 - Race leader Hamilton into the pits now, 2.7 second stop and the Briton is out again leading the race.

06 Sep 2015

26/53 - Vettel in the pits, he'll surely do a one-stop race. The German will slot back into P2.

06 Sep 2015

#Kimi7 now P5 with overtakings and pit stops #ItalianGP #redseason
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) September 6, 2015

Iceman is back! Kimi making huge gains during pit stops.

06 Sep 2015

23/53 - Williams react to Rosberg's stop and in comes Massa. A new set of mediums go on and he rejoins in P7, but it's behind Rosberg. Merc make the most of the stop, Williiams must be ruing their decision to bring in Massa.

06 Sep 2015

@jenson_ichiban tearing it past the Tifosi. #ItalianGP #JB22 #McLarenHonda #F1

A photo posted by Honda Racing F1 (@hondaracingf1) on Sep 6, 2015 at 5:25am PDT

The Tifosi, Ferrari F1 fans, make Monza. Have a look.

06 Sep 2015

20/53 - Hamilton, Vettel, Massa, Bottas, Perez. Rosberg who was in P5 dived into the pits and changed from soft to medium tyres.

06 Sep 2015

19/53 - Hamilton is lapping 0.600 faster than Vettel in P2 but the Williams' are showing good pace in P3 and P4 respectively. Bottas is keeping Rosberg at bay whose brake issue is impeding his chances.

06 Sep 2015

17/53 - Raikkonen's engineer gets on the radio and tells the Finn who is P9 that we're sticking to Plan A, which we assume to be a one-stop strategy.

06 Sep 2015

A video posted by Jamie Black (@jamieblack1) on Sep 6, 2015 at 5:22am PDT

Awesome Instagram clip of Lewis Hamilton passing the stand slow motion.

06 Sep 2015

15/53 - Hamilton is really pushing that Mercedes, surging ahead of Vettel. The Briton's lead is up to 7.9 seconds. He looks unstoppable. Rosberg is all over the back of Bottas as they battle for fourth spot. Some excellent racing between the duo.

06 Sep 2015

Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz gets a 5 second time penalty for after leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

06 Sep 2015

Lewis Hamilton puts in the quickest lap of the race, a 1min27.804 and stretches his lead to 3.5 seconds ahead of Vettel.

06 Sep 2015

Looks like contact damage for both cars. The front wheels of @Pastormaldo's car should be rather more aligned. pic.twitter.com/pWzUwYYOBt
— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) September 6, 2015

One look at Maldonado's Lotus shows definite contact. Poor Pastor.

06 Sep 2015

#Kimi7 passes But now P9 #ItalianGP #redseason Forza Kimi
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) September 6, 2015

Lap 9/53 - Hamilton, Vettel, Massa, Bottas, Rosberg. Raikkon up to P9 and the Tifosi are loving it!

06 Sep 2015

I hope post race radio transcripts show Ferrari saying, ‘um Kimi, the race has started’
— Sniff Petrol (@sniffpetrol) September 6, 2015

Pretty much sums up what every F1 fan thought when we saw Raikkonen stall.

06 Sep 2015

Raikkonen and Ricciardo go wheel to wheel for P11. Raikkonen fights through to take the position, fighting back from stalling off the line.
— F1® Racing on NBC (@F1onNBCSports) September 6, 2015

Lap 5/53: Hamilton, Vettel, Massa, Bottas, Rosberg. But Raikkonen is fighting back...he has moved up to P11 after that poor start which saw him drop to the back of field.

06 Sep 2015

Disaster for Lotus! Both Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado have retired from the race after just one lap. Not the day they wanted...
— F1® Racing on NBC (@F1onNBCSports) September 6, 2015

Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado are both out of the Grand Prix! Poor Lotus!

06 Sep 2015

Verstappen (drive-through penalty) and Nasr (mechanical issue) into the pits.

06 Sep 2015

Raikkonen stalls and moves to the back of the field! Disastrous start for the Finn. Hamilton leads from Vettel, Massa and Bottas.

06 Sep 2015

The lights go out at Monza and we're off!

06 Sep 2015

Run run run pic.twitter.com/o4OlRlL7Au
— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) September 6, 2015

Hamilton leads the formation lap and the mechanics make their way off the grid. It's a beautiful day, 21 degrees and only 37% humidity.

06 Sep 2015

Having a look at the starting grid:

2015 Italian GP qualifying results1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1min23.397

2.Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1min23.631

3. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari 1min23.685

4. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1min23.703

5. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams 1min23.940

6. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams 1min24.127

7. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India 1min24.626

8. Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus 1min25.054

9. Nico Hulkenberg (Germany) Force India 1min25.317

10. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber 1min26.214

11. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus 1min24.525

12. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber 1min24.898

13. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso 1min25.618

14. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) RedBull 1min25.796

15. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) RedBull

16. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 1min26.058

17. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1min26.154

18. Will Stevens (Britain) Marussia 1min27.731

19. Roberto Merhi (Spain) Marussia 1min27.912

20. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Toro Rosso (No time)

06 Sep 2015

Can @ScuderiaFerrari get jump on Hamilton at #ItalianGP start? Few minutes left #GPItalia #ForzaF1 pic.twitter.com/EVrMgkkWTX
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 6, 2015

Less than five minutes to go and the Tifosi will be eager to see if Kimi Raikkonen can get the jump on pole sitter Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes.

06 Sep 2015

Welcome to live updates of the Italian Grand Prix from the historic Monza race track in Milan. Sean Parker will be adding his voice to what should be an exciting race. Follow him on Twitter: Spaga23

05 Sep 2015

Join Wheels24 on Sunday for live updates of the Italian GP, coverage will start at 2pm.

05 Sep 2015

#Kimi7 1:23.631 P2 and #Seb5 P3 gorgeous great guys!! Bravi!!! #ItalianGP #redseason pic.twitter.com/BtOSk8iFEg
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) September 5, 2015

Breaking: Lewis Hamilton takes his fourth pole position at Monza, his 11 in 12 races this season. But the big news is Ferrari are on the front row! Raikkonen went second fastest with a The Scarlet team have not been on the front row since 2010!

The top 10 after qualifying: Hamilton, Raikkonen, Vettel , Rosberg, Massa, Bottas, Perez, Grosjean, Hulkenberg, Ericcson

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