GP Italy qualifying: Hamilton is in command ahead of the Ferrari squad

Lewis Hamilton bears away in the final qualifying session, while the Squaderia dazzles in the home race and places both pilots in the 2^nd and 3^rd spot on the grid.

Lewis ticks one more pole-position, towering above the qualifying session in Monza. Even though the Mercedes hopes were high after introducing a revised engine, Rosberg was unable to find a first row spot and will start fourth tomorrow. The German was bound to change the new engine with the one he has been driving until now, due to some power fluctuation and that was how he justified his performance.

Those in Ferrari manage to put on a proud performance right in front of the tifosi and finishes 2^nd and 3^rd, first Raikkonen, Vettel second, as this embodies the best result of the Scuderia in 2015. Half a second behind Rosberg, there come Massa and Bottas, the two Williams drivers. Perez and Hulkenberg join the top 10 in the 7^th and the 9^th spot, as they were separated by Romain Grosjean, the man who got 3^rd place in Spa. Ericsson also makes it into the Q3, yet unable to set a time good enough and finish last in the third qualifying session.

Pastor Maldonado failed to go from the Q2 into the Q3 for only 15 thousandths of a second and will start from the 11^th position tomorrow, while Felipe Nasr goes 4 tenths of a second slower than his teammate and is bound to settle for the 12^th position. The squads propelled by Renault could not make any claims to the top spots, the more so as the 4 Red Bull/Torro Rosso drivers are going to comply with penalties for replacing the engines. Verstappen and Ricciardo will start from the last two spots, while Sainz and Kvyat are starting out from the 16^th, 15^th respectively.

Therefore, despite getting the worst of times, the Manor drivers are going to start out pretty high, trading on the penalties for those in Red Bull, Torro Rosso and McLaren-Honda. Stevens does well in outperforming Mehri, finishing the qualifying session in the 13^th spot. Trouble goes on for McLaren Honda on this racetrack, where engines are critical. Button, as well as Alonso went through a difficult session and ended in the 17^th spot, 18^th respectively.

The race is Monza starts tomorrow at 14 CET.