Lewis Hamilton will seek to break more records and a few hearts this weekend when he bids to win the Italian Grand Prix for Mercedes while ...
Lewis Hamilton will seek to break more records and a few hearts this weekend when he bids to win the Italian Grand Prix for Mercedes while Ferrari, without the ‘tifosi’ in attendance, hope only to avoid embarrassment at their traditional home event.
Championship leader and six-time world champion Hamilton has won five of this year’s seven races and is now within two triumphs of seven-time champion Michael Schumacher’s career total of 91 wins as he demolishes the German’s statistical grip on Formula One’s peaks.
This weekend, he will be favourite to claim his sixth victory in the old royal park, moving him one clear of the record five he now shares with Schumacher – and leaving him on 90 wins overall ahead of the Tuscany Grand Prix a week later, an event organised to celebrate Ferrari’s 1,000th F1 race.
After their dismal and pointless performance at last Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, it is a nightmare scenario.
Ferrari travelled back to Italy warning absent fans not to expect miracles.
Many believe Ferrari could be heading towards the team’s worst-ever Monza performance in 70 years.
The ‘scarlet scuderia’ has won 19 of the 69 races to date, but will – if they repeat their Belgian showing – register a new first...
