Alonso Takes Monza Crown As He Closes in on Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton's world championship lead has been cut to three points with just four races remaining, after the British driver was pipped to the Italian grand prix at Monza by his McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso.
Hamilton, 22, finished second behind the Spaniard with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen third. The result means the title race is effectively a face off between the two McLaren drivers: Hamilton now has 92 points to Alonso's 89 and Raikkonen's 74. Filipe Massa is fourth with 69.
Massa suffered a major blow with retirement after just 10 laps of his team's home race after starting in third place.
Hamilton, 22, finished second behind the Spaniard with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen third. The result means the title race is effectively a face off between the two McLaren drivers: Hamilton now has 92 points to Alonso's 89 and Raikkonen's 74. Filipe Massa is fourth with 69.
Massa suffered a major blow with retirement after just 10 laps of his team's home race after starting in third place.
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