Hamilton returns to victories in Monza

Lewis Hamilton beat his team-mate Nico Rosberg at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend in Monza. Despite the poor start, the Brit to recover and shorten his disadvantage to Rosberg in the championship.

Afer grabbing pole position on Saturday, Hamilton could not take to his advantage starting up front and dropped to fourth place, avoiding a reprise of the crash between the two MercedesMercedes-BenzGermany, 1924 > present197 models
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from Spa .

At the start Hamilton was passed by Rosberg, Felipe Massa's WilliamsWilliamsUnited Kingdom, 1977 > present37 models
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and Kevin Magnussen's McLarenMcLarenUnited Kingdom, 1963 > present92 models
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, who came from fifth and climbed up to second place. During the start the British driver got stuck in the "RS" mode, but once he managed to solve the situation began to recover the lost time and places.

The first to be overcome was Magnussen, with Hamilton taking advantage of Massa's overtaking of the Danish driver. On lap 10 it was the Brit's turn to climb up to second place on the first chicane.

At this point Rosberg was already 3.6 seconds ahead, but this distance was shortened. Initially the two Mercedes exchanged fastest laps between themselves, but as the race went on Hamilton started to excel his teammate. The Brit cut the lead to 1.5 seconds, but could not overtake the German in the pit stops.

Hamilton returned to the track faster than Rosberg and in a stronger braking by the German he eventually managed to overtake him an thereafter dominated the race to get to his sixth win of the season.

Felipe Massa achieved his best result of the season to complete the podium after a lonely race. His teammate was the favorite for the podium after the third place in qualifying, but a terrible departure left him outside the top 10. However, showing the good pace which he has had throughout the season, the Finn managed to climb to fourth place and to collect important points for the championship.

World champion Sebastian Vettel lost once again the fight against his teammate Daniel Ricciardo in the final laps. The Red BullsRed BullAustria, 2004 > present12 models
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finished in 5th and 6th places.

Magnussen finished in seventh place, but was eventually penalized with five seconds for having forced Bottas out of the track in the first chicane of the race. The McLaren rookie eventually fell to tenth position.

Sergio Perez inherited seventh place from Magnussen and fought for the position with Jenson Button who finished in eighth place.

Kimmi Raikonen finished the race in ninth place, in a disastrous race for FerrariFerrariItaly, 1947 > present233 models
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. Fernando Alonso retired due to mechanical problems, the first time since he joined the Italian team.

Check here the Drivers and Manufacturers World Championship standings.