Sebastian Vettel extended his lead in the Drivers&rsquo; World Championship to more than 50 points and was then booed by the crowd after claiming a polished victory for Red Bull in yesterday&rsquo;s Italian GP. <img alt="Sebastian Vettel" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/sep/Sebastian-Vettel_2.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 180px;" /> Sebastian Vettel celebrates on the podium at the Autodromo Nazionale Circuit in Monza yesterday. Pic/AFP The 26-year-old German, series leader and defending triple World Champion, survived a torrid start and gearbox problems as he dominated an intriguing 53-laps race. Vettel came home 5.4 seconds clear of Fernando Alonso, as the Ferrari driver thrilled the tifosi with a battling chase in pursuit ahead of third-placed Australian Mark Webber in the second Red Bull and Brazilian Felipe Massa, fourth in the second Ferrari. On a warm, if overcast, afternoon, Vettel proved both his sublime talent and fighting spirit &mdash; both Red Bull men were told to nurse their cars home &mdash; to reel off his sixth win of the season. It was also the 32nd of his career, equaling Alonso&rsquo;s total on the list of winners. It was Vettel&rsquo;s third win at Monza &mdash; and greeted by loud booing from the tifosi who flooded across the circuit during a dramatic podium ceremony. &ldquo;It was a fantastic race, but you can hear the difference when you don&rsquo;t win here in a red suit,&rdquo; said Vettel, who claimed his maiden victory for the Italian-owned Toro Rosso team in the rain-hit 2008 race. &ldquo;But this means you have done well and beaten the red men! It was a great team effort today. The race was terrific for both of us as we had problems with the gearboxes at the end, I was ok because I had a good cushion. It is a fantastic win.&rdquo; Hamilton&rsquo;s nightmare His brilliance, however, was matched on the day by that of Briton Lewis Hamilton, who started 12th, lost the use of his team radio and suffered a slow puncture, but he fought back twice to finish ninth. &ldquo;A nightmare weekend,&rdquo; he said before conceding that he felt it was virtually impossible for him now to fight for the title. u00a0Hamilton said: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s awful when you are just empty of energy and have given everything for just two places &mdash; and that&rsquo;s it for the championship. &ldquo;It was a very difficult weekend. Ninth. I should have been much further ahead and I am very disappointed with myself. I blew it in qualifying and it was impossible to make up the places. Overall, it has been a nightmare, a disaster of a weekend. &ldquo;Of course, I will keep on pushing and give it my best and try to win some races and take some points here and there but in that car he is so fast.&rdquo;u00a0

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