THE MOTORSPORT LAP: Speedy Hamilton in a class of his own
This past weekend’s Italian Grand Prix saw a shift in the championship standings, with the Brit surging ahead on record and in points
Following his win at the Belgian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-AMG) made it two in a row this past weekend at the Italian Grand Prix held at the Monza racetrack.While the win saw Hamilton take the championship lead, it also marked him as the pole position record holder (69 in total), trouncing Michael Schumacher’s longstanding record of 68 pole positions.Hamilton qualified in first and finished Sunday’s race in the same order ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Sebastien Vettel (Scuderia Ferrari). This means Hamilton leads the championship by three points with 238, followed by Vettel on 235 and Bottas on 197 points.It was also the 6 Hours of Mexico in the World Endurance Championship season where Porsche continued to dominate proceedings. The LMP1 Porsche 919 hybrid of Bernhard, Hartley and Bamber took their third win of the season. The victory, which was Bernhard and Hartley’s second win in a row in Mexico, saw the trio extend their points lead to 41, with four races rema...
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