‘Mercedes power better than Ferrari’
Hamilton overtakes Vettel to lead Formula One with victory at the prancing bull’s home circuit
Monza — Lewis Hamilton won the Italian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday with an utterly dominant drive that sent the Briton to the top of the Formula One log for the first time in a year. The triple champion, who started the last race of the European season from a record 69th career pole position, led Finnish teammate Valtteri Bottas to a runaway one-two finish at Ferrari’s home track. "I love it here in Italy and I love the passion of the fans," Hamilton said on the podium in front of a sea of red-shirted Ferrari fans, with plenty of boos mixed in with the cheers. "The team did an exceptional job this weekend," he added. "Mercedes power is definitely better than Ferrari power." Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who had led the standings since he won the Australian season-opener in March, finished third, 36.3sec behind the winner. "It was a difficult day, a difficult start," said Vettel. "My race was fairly isolated. We tried to keep as close as possible but we simply didn’t have the pac...
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