Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton took the outright championship lead for the first time this season with a dominant victory in the Italian Grand Prix. A day after breaking the all-time record for pole positions, Hamilton was in total control at Monza, leading team-mate Valtteri Bottas to a one-two. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was third and is three points behind Hamilton. It is a crucial milestone for Hamilton as F1 next heads to Singapore, where Ferrari are expected to dominate. The victory was Hamilton's sixth of the season - Vettel has only four - and it capped a perfect weekend for him. He scored a brilliant pole in treacherous wet conditions on Saturday - more than a second clear of the next...
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