Nico Rosberg beats Lewis Hamilton in the final round of Italian Grand Prix.
The race looked set to be a straight fight between the Mercedes teammates and title rivals, but a slow getaway by Hamilton at the start meant Rosberg led into Turn 1. Hamilton finished the first lap in sixth position and saw his hopes of a comeback slip away in the opening ten laps after getting stuck behind Valtteri Bottas.
With his main rival out of the equation, Rosberg turned in a faultless drive to win, cutting Hamilton's championship lead to just two points. The huge pace advantage of Mercedes and the two-stop strategies of the Ferrari pair meant Hamilton eventually had a fairly routine drive back to second, but it will be a disappointing result for the world champion after an utterly dominant weekend up until Sunday afternoon.
Sebastian Vettel rounded off the podium to the delight of the crowd, beating teammate Kimi Raikkonen to a place on the final step. Daniel Ricciardo beat Valtteri Bottas to fifth position, with the Finn finishing ahead of Max Verstappen in the other Red Bull. Sergio Perez, Felipe Massa and Nico Hulkenberg rounded off the top ten to keep Williams and Force India's fight for fourth a close one.
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