Lewis Hamilton broke tifosi hearts and upset the form books when he came from third on the grid to win Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza in his Mercedes. After surviving a first-lap bump with his title rival Sebastian Vettel, which saw the Ferrari spin and rejoin last, the reigning world champion engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with pole-setter Kimi Raikkonen which was ultimately decided by tyre strategy — and a little help from Hamilton’s wingman Valtteri Bottas. On Saturday Raikkonen had set Formula One’s fastest qualifying lap with an average speed of 263.5km/h and with Vettel alongside him on the front row it had the Italian fans in a frenzy at the prospect of the first Ferrari victory at Monza in eight years. After Hamilton had dispensed with Vettel at the chicane on lap one, it seemed that tifosi hopes would be upheld by Raikkonen who held a narrow lead over Hamilton in the opening part of the race, chased by Bottas in third. The dream was kept alive when Raikkonen pitted f...
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