Lewis Hamilton beast Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg at the Italian GP to take his first pole position in four months.
Hamilton, seeking to close Rosberg’s 29-point championship lead, had not qualified at the front of the grid since the Spanish Grand Prix in May, seven races ago.
The tension between the two Mercedes drivers following their collision at the Belgian Grand Prix two weeks ago was palpable. Williams drivers Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa were third and fourth ahead of McLaren’s Kevin Magnussen and Jenson Button.
