Lewis Hamilton edged out Valtteri Bottas for pole position at the Italian GP as Mercedes dominated qualifying, while Carlos Sainz was a surprise third for McLaren and Sebastian Vettel fell at the first Monza hurdle. After claiming the new-for-Italy engine rules were introduced to "slow us down", Mercedes comfortably handled the lack of 'party mode' and the near-constant traffic to crush the competition- and it was Hamilton who sealed his 94th pole with a track record around F1's fastest track.
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