The pilot “Mercedes” Lewis Hamilton by winning the Italian Grand Prix ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the fight for the championship in Formula 1.
Three wins in last four races did Hamilton as the overall leader and returned to Brit’s status as the main favourite of the season. In seven stages until the end of the championship leader Mercedes three points pulled away from Vettel held the lead from the start of the season.
Formally, the chances of winning the title retain Valtteri Bottas, Daniel ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen, but obviously that will compete for the title two men – Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.
Top 10 of the standings:
1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) — 238 points
2. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) — 235
3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) — 197
4. Daniel Riccardo (“Red Bull”) — 144
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) — 138
6. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)— 68
7. Sergio Perez (“Force India”) — 58
8. Esteban Windows (“Force India”) — 55
9. Carlos Sainz Jr (Toro Rosso) — 36
10. Nico Hulkenberg (“Reno”) — 34
“Mercedes” on full speed rushes to the next Cup of designers. The German stable after the third take increase their lead over Ferrari to
62 points.
The Cup of designers:
1. Mercedes — 435
2. Ferrari – 373
3. Red Bull” — 212
4. “Force India” — 113
5. “Williams” – 55
6. “Toro Rosso” — 40
7. “Haas” – 35
8. “Reno” – 34
9. McLaren – 11
10. “Zauber” – 5
