04 Sep 2017

#ItalianGP: Hamilton beats Schumi's record... 6 memorable race moments

Cape Town - The 2017 Italian Grand Prix proved to be a dramatic race weekend as we take a look at the most memorable race moments at Monza.

Hamilton, Stroll enter the recordbooks

It has been an incredible week for Lewis Hamilton as the Mercedes driver leads the 2017 Championship for the first time this season. Hamilton also went on to break the qualifying record in Italy, previously held by Micheal Schumacher.

Having made history already in 2017 by being the youngest driver ever to finish on a the podium, Lance Stroll also became the youngster driver to start on the front row.

As it happened: 2017 Italian GP - Hamilton dominates at Monza

Verstappen's frustration

Max Verstappen had yet another frustrating outing after suffering a puncture, a result of his clash with Felipe Massa. Plagued with 6 DNF's and the least amount of laps this season, Verstappen had to settle for 10th spot in his 7th completed race of the season.

With that in mind, here are the #ItalianGP top memorable moments:

6. Stroll in the park! The youngest driver to start on the front row.

It was a very compromised race on our side yesterday. Issues in the pit stop and damage from contact towards the end cost us time. Brought it home in 11th. Gotta say, big congrats @lewishamilton ! To equal the great Schumacher with 68 pole positions over the weekend was truly an incredible accomplishment! #Respect
A post shared by Lance Stroll (@lance_stroll) on Aug 28, 2017 at 4:19am PDT

5. Hamilton in elite territory - Beats Schumi's record for most poles ever.

?????? #Mercedes #AMG #F1 #MercedesAMGF1 #ItalianGP #Monza #Lewis #Hamilton #LH44
A post shared by Mercedes-AMG F1 (@mercedesamgf1) on Sep 3, 2017 at 7:44am PDT

First of all, thank you to the fans who stuck with us through the day. Your patience is hugely appreciated. Honoured to hold the record for most Poles Positions. Thank you for being alongside me through this journey, #TeamLH. Thank you to the Team for all their hard work. Looking forward to the race tomorrow ???????? #ItalianGP #F1 @mercedesamgf1 ?? x @suttonimages
A post shared by Lewis Hamilton (@lewishamilton) on Sep 2, 2017 at 9:43am PDT

4. Verstappen just cant catch a break....

Disappointed that my race was basically finished after three laps. Hope to fight for the podium next race in Singapore #keeppushing #ItalianGP ????
A post shared by Max Verstappen (@maxverstappen1) on Sep 3, 2017 at 9:04am PDT

3. Ricciardo goes from P16 to P4.

Crowd pleaser ??????
Daniel P16 ?? P4 #ItalianGP #givesyouwings pic.twitter.com/llu04MdLw8
— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) September 4, 2017

2. Palmer vs Alonso

"Where is Palmer...?"

'Fernando v Jolyon' is fast becoming our favourite #F1 soap opera#ItalianGP ???? pic.twitter.com/lF87GudEzm
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 3, 2017

1. Hamilton saying Mercedes was better than Ferrari... in Italy.

Thank you, Italia ???????? #ItalianGP #TeamLH #Monza @MercedesAMGF1 ??x @paulripke pic.twitter.com/sm9QKfpesu
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) September 3, 2017

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