Hamilton escapes penalty in Italian triumph: the motorsport roundup

Formula 1 could easily be called Formula Penalty right about now. We saw over 150 penalties handed out in Italy this weekend, thanks to idiotic technical rules. Nevertheless, the circus rolled on to Monza for the Italian GP.

In other formulae, the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, RallyX rolled on to France and we spill the beans on some more Formula 1 news.

So without much ado, here are the moments and news you might’ve missed this weekend.

1. Formula 1: Hamilton slays field in Italy, scores second career grand slam

Pole position, fastest lap, every lap led and race won: Hamilton has only done that clean sweep once before and this weekend, he did it again. It’s was a brilliant performance by the Brit who now leads the Championship by over 50 points, thanks to Rosberg’s retirement.

But it wasn’t plain sailing.

Mercedes were threatened with a tyre pressure issue, thanks to two of Hamilton’s tyres not meeting the FIA’s pressure requirements. Nevertheless, no further action was taken and Hamilton’s win stood.

2. Formula 1: Vettel finishes second, Raikkonen fights back to fifth

Ferrari had a good day, with Vettel bringing home a podium and Raikkonen fighting back to fifth from ruining his front-row start.

3. Formula 1: Red Bull to ditch Renault, team engine-less for next year

Italy was a breaking point for many teams, namely McLaren Honda but more importantly Red Bull. The team, according to Autosport, will ditch Renault in search of another engine provider.

Mercedes has since suggested that it will not supply Red Bull with engines, so that leaves Ferrari?

4. NASCAR Sprint Cup: Carl Edwards wins epic comeback at Darlington

From two laps down, Carl Edwards too the chequered flag with Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin rounding out the podium.

5. RallyX: Hansen wins in France, two in a row for the Swede

There aren’t too many series that are more difficult to win back-to-back events in than the World RallyCross Championship, but Timmy Hansen makes it seem like a cakewalk.

The Swedish driver held off Petter Solberg and Jean-Baptiste Dubourg to take the victory by over three seconds.