Although disappointed that he was unable to get the better of Charles Leclerc in the 2019 Italian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton says he ‘cherishes the battle between Mercedes-AMG Motorsport and Scuderia Ferrari.' Hamilton narrowly missed out on claiming pole-position in Monza as Leclerc scored his fourth pole of the year and held the lead at the start of the race. Until a mistake on lap forty-two Hamilton had stalked Leclerc at an average gap of a less than one second across the start line each lap. Leclerc was able to fend off the five-time world champion with superior straight-line speed and a borderline defence for which he received a black-and-white warning flag. Despite being...
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