Lewis Hamilton took the all-important pole position for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday, beating teammate Nico Rosberg's time by nearly half a second in a commanding performance. The pole sitter has won at Monza the past six years -- with Hamilton himself taking three of those victories. Hamilton finished 0.478 ahead of Rosberg. The Ferraris followed, with Sebastian Vettel eight tenths back in third and Kimi Raikkonen nearly a second behind in fourth. Hamilton joined F1 greats Juan Manuel Fangio and Ayrton Senna with a record five poles at Monza. The British driver also ended Rosberg's run of three straight poles this season. Hamilton's championship lead over Rosberg was cut...
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