Lewis Hamilton said he had enjoyed playing the villain at the Italian Grand Prix after he took the lead of the Formula One world championship for the first time this season. The Mercedes driver was booed by a fiercely partisan crowd, desperate to see a Ferrari win at the Scuderia’s 70th anniversary race, as he revelled in a dominant victory. Vettel had led by seven points going into the race but now trails Hamilton by three after 13 grands prix. “Inevitably you are going to be the villain here if you are the one who is stopping the Ferraris. “But it’s still close and there’s still a long, long way to go.

Source: The Guardian September 03, 2017 19:10 UTC