Monza Italy: Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton continued to reign supreme in one-lap speed on Saturday when he secured his 11th pole position in 12 races for Mercedes by topping qualifying for Sunday-s Italian GP.


Mercedes- reigning Formula One champion and pole position winner for Sunday-s Italian GP Lewis Hamilton with third-placed Sebastian Vettel left and second-placed Kimi Raikkonen, both from Ferrari, after the qualifying session at the Autodromo Nazionale Circuit in Monza, Italy on Saturday. Pic/AFP 

The 30-year-old Briton powered around the high-speed Autodromo Nazionale in warm sunshine to clock a best lap of one minute and 23.383 seconds and finish three-tenths clear of a resurgent Kimi Raikkonen, who was cheered to the flag in his Ferrari. The Finn produced a flying late effort to beat his team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who wound up third.