With Max Verstappen dominating last week’s race in Zandvoort, the 2021 Italian Grand Prix was Lewis Hamilton’s perfect chance to bounce back with his W12 sure to shine on the Monza straights. Sadly for Hamilton, it wasn’t meant to be. But let’s be honest here, the reigning champion was never on his A-game all weekend. Being out-qualified by teammate Valtteri Bottas on Friday, and then fluffing his start in Saturday's Sprint Race meant that Hamilton entered Sunday’s race on the back foot while his title contender inherited Bottas’ pole position due to the Finn’s engine-related penalty, on top of increasing his championship lead to five points after scoring two points as a...
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