How Will Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg Approach 2014 Italian Grand Prix Start?

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Published: September 6, 2014

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It took seven grand prix weekends and almost four months, but Lewis Hamilton has finally secured pole position for a Formula One event.

The British driver will start Sunday's Italian Grand Prix from the No. 1 grid slot, alongside his Mercedes teammate and championship rival, Nico Rosberg, who qualified over two tenths of a second adrift of Hamilton, according to the official Formula One website.

For the first time since qualifying for May's Spanish Grand Prix, Hamilton enjoyed a trouble-free Saturday.

There were no poorly-timed yellow flags. There were no frustrating lock-ups or spins under braking. 

There were no instinctual judgement calls to be made on track conditions.



No failed, or glazed, brakes. And there were no flames bellowing from the rear of his Mercedes.

At the Autodromo di Monza, it was Hamilton, rather than his car, on fire.

He required only one truly gung-ho effort, in contrast to Rosberg's two flying laps in Q3, to take pole—which almost makes you wonder what all the fuss was about between Spain, the fifth round of the 2014 season, and Belgium, the 12th event of the campaign.



Hamilton has stopped the flow of pole positions, preventing Rosberg from taking his fifth successive pole, and will now look to start the erosion of the German's 29-point lead in the drivers' standings as he seeks his second world title.

Despite the dominance enjoyed by Mercedes this year, it may come as a surprise that the Italian Grand Prix will be only the seventh occasion in 13 races that both Hamilton and Rosberg will start from the front row of the grid.

And after last month's Belgian Grand Prix, which saw Rosberg controversially puncture Hamilton's rear-left tyre at Les Combes on the second lap in a half-hearted overtaking manoeuvre, the start of the Italian Grand Prix promises to be the most compelling for some...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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