Sebastian Vettel, fourth for Ferrari, feels hard done by over his early collision with Lewis Hamilton, as he tells Sky Sports: "I think you have more angles than I have but I tried to pass Kimi and he opened the brakes and I didn't have a gap.

"Lewis saw the gap round the outside but he didn't leave me any space. Then I was the one who spun around, which was ironic. It wasn't too peachy but I recovered and got a lot of points. It doesn't help when you lose points but it's not the end of the world. We will all still wake up tomorrow morning.

"I'm down for the people. Their support is incredible. But you get spun round and there's not much you can do. I'm not too worried. If we have the pace, it doesn't take a long time to get the points gap down."

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Lewis Hamilton's move to pass Kimi Raikkonen capped a thrilling drive from the Briton. Relive it here with BBC Radio 5 live commentator Jack Nicholls.

We thought that Sebastian Vettel could have had some trouble after what appeared to be an unsafe release from the pits straight after that opening lap spin, but no action has been taken.

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, speaking to Sky Sports: "I think that's what makes motor racing so special - that Sunday can be so different to what you expect after Saturday.

"It was a beautiful pass from Lewis - and Kimi was super fair. It was racing between two champions."

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The home fans didn't get the finish they wanted, but this scene is one of the best of the season. A sea of red as far as the eye can see on the track. One of the best days of the year.

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F1 in the 2000s: Well done to Lewis Hamilton & Mercedes for winning today's Italian GP. A brilliant driver and a brilliant team succeeding with a great strategy (and the correct allocation of tyres) to win with the second-best car.

F1 Statster: My thoughts: - Racing Incident at start was...a racing incident. VET unlucky but HAM did nothing wrong. - FER were the faster car (just). VET finish 16 secs behind HAM even with 2 stops + damage. - BOT did his job as “wingman” , RAI couldn’t (harsh I know but fair).

Tom Dee: One of the best races so far. Vettel at fault in his collision but drove great after and baby Verstappen should have been given a drive-through. Just my opinion.

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Lewis Hamilton is greeted by a chorus of boos from Ferrari fans as he speaks to F1 legend Felipe Massa on the podium.

Hamilton seems unsure whether to charm the crowd or troll them: "Today was so difficult. We've got a great crowd here and although the negativity is never great, that's what powered me along.

"I love being here in Italy. I love the food. The track is incredible, and it's a such an honour to win here in front of such a great crowd."

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With seven races of the season left, Lewis Hamilton has a title lead of 30 points over Sebastian Vettel - the biggest gap of the year.

It means Hamilton can even afford a DNF next time out and he would still hold on to that lead. This could well be a decisive moment in this year's title race.

The majority of fans gathered at Monza had been dreaming of hearing the Italian national anthem. Not this time. Win number six for Lewis Hamilton this season.

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Valtteri Bottas, of Mercedes, who took third place after Max Verstappen was given a five-second time penalty: "I was really trying to do everything I can to get to the podium. First my mission was to hold off Kimi, and then I was challenging with Max.

"There was hard racing, and sometimes it was not as fair as I would hope, so he [Verstappen] got a penalty and I am on the podium. As a team, we take this result. We got more points than Ferrari in their home. We hope next time we can be better."

Kimi Raikkonen, who came second, says: "It was quick enough but unfortunately our rear tyres went and it was a losing battle from that point.

"I tried but it was impossible, far from ideal. We did our best. For sure we tried, the rear tyres gave up before the race ended, at least we can take the second place."

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, the race winner: "I want to give it up to Ferrari who put up a great challenge and gave us a great fight. I want to think the guys here and everyone back home; without their belief it wouldn't have been possible.

"There's been a lot of negativity but there were a lot of British flags out there today. They know who they are. In future I only want to turn to a negative to a positive. Thanks to Valtteri too. We never give up."

Time to hear from our top three...

A word on the team-playing of Valtteri Bottas, who did an excellent job of holding Raikkonen up and bringing him closer to Lewis Hamilton after the Briton had come back out of the pits in third place and more than four seconds behind Raikkonen.

By the time Bottas finally pitted, that gap was only one second and Hamilton was later able to get past the Ferrari man. Hamilton will get the headlines, but boy did his team-mate help him out.

• Lewis Hamilton wins Italian Grand Prix after passing Kimi Raikkonen to take lead on Lap 45
• Raikkonen struggles home in second on older tyres than the Briton
• Max Verstappen, running third, drops to fifth after being given five-second penalty for nudging Valtteri Bottas off on Lap 44
• Daniel Ricciardo out on Lap 25 after power unit failure
• Raikkonen started on pole in Ferrari one-two, but locked up on first lap
• Sebastian Vettel spun after touching Hamilton and safety car was called out - stewards rule no further action
• Raikkonen regained lead after safety car
• Vettel fell down to 18th, but finished fourth after two stops
• Brendon Hartley out early after collision with Stoffel Vandoorne; Fernando Alonso retired on Lap 11

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1. Hamilton
2. Raikkonen
3. Bottas
4. Vettel
5. Verstappen
6. Grosjean
7. Ocon
8. Perez
9. Sainz
10. Stroll
11. Sirotkin
12. Leclerc
13. Vandoorne
14. Hulkenberg
15. Gasly
16. Ericsson
17. Magnussen

DNF: Ricciardo, Alonso, Hartley

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Mercedes: "Get in there Lewis, you are the man. You. Are. The. Man. You knocked it out of the park."

Hamilton: "I can hear how happy you guys are and thank you for all the hard work and continuing to believe in me. Thank you to all the fans I really appreciate it."

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