Sebastian Vettel took his and the Toro Rosso team’s maiden win in a thrilling Italian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton came from 15th to finish seventh.

The German led from pole throughout a demanding race of changing conditions to finish ahead of Hamilton’s McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen.

Vettel, 21, takes over from Fernando Alonso as F1’s youngest-ever winner.

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa reduced Hamilton’s championship lead to one point by finishing sixth.

Robert Kubica of BMW climbed from 11th to third by making the most of a one-stop strategy in a race that started on a soaking track in persistent rain and then began to dry up from about half distance.

Taken from www.bbc.co.uk

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