Rosberg, who started second, took the early lead and cruised to his seventh win of the season, second straight this year. Nico Rosberg won the Italian Grand Prix virtually unchallenged Sunday after Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton wasted pole position with a poor start. Rosberg also cut Hamilton’s championship lead to two points with seven races remaining. After his disastrous start, Hamilton quickly charged up the field, passing Daniel Ricciardo’s Red Bull and overtaking Valtteri Bottas’ Williams on the main straight. Rosberg’s winning margin over Hamilton was 15 seconds, with Vettel 20 seconds behind and Raikkonen 27 seconds back.

Source: The Hindu September 04, 2016 14:48 UTC