Lewis Hamilton wins Italian Grand Prix as Nico Rosberg retires early

Lewis Hamilton has cruised to a straightforward victory in the Italian Grand Prix to put himself in pole position for the world title, but his win is yet to be confirmed.

The 30-year-old Brit’s seventh victory in 12 races this season puts him 53 points ahead of Mercedes teammateNico Rosberg, who was forced to retire early, but he is currently under investigation for issues relating to tyre pressure.

Hamilton had a scare in the final laps when his team told him that he had to accelerate, while at the time not disclosing the situation, but it has been revealed that they were under the minimum tyre pressure at some point on Sunday.

With Vettel in second, Williams’ Felipe Massa fended off a late attack from teammate Valtteri Bottas to take the final podium place.

Results in full:

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
3. Felipe Massa (Williams)
4. Valtteri Bottas (Williams)
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
6. Sergio Perez (Force India)
7. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India)
8. Danny Ricciardo (Red Bull)
9. Marcus Ericsson (Sauber)
10. Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull)
11. Carlos Sainz Jr (Toro Rosso)
12. Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso)
13. Felipe Nasr (Sauber)
14. Jenson Button (McLaren)
15. Will Stevens (Manor)
16. Roberto Merhi (Manor)

Did not finish: Nico Rosberg, Fernando Alonso, Romain Grosjean, Pastor Maldonado