The seven-time world champion was hit with a five-second time penalty for colliding with Piastri’s McLaren as they battled over eighth place at the second chicane in the closing stages o꧂f a thrilling race at Monza. 

Despite the contact - and penalty - Hamilton was able to salvage sixth place, one position behind Mercedes teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell, having st♌arted eighth following a disappointing qualifying. 

Hamilton held his hands up for the clash and revealed he had apologised to 🐼Piastri straight after the race. 

“Every point position that we are gettin🔯g through these races sওeem to be incredibly hard-fought,” he told Sky. 

“Starting on the hard tyre today, it was nice to be offset, 🌳but it was difficult in the beginning. And obviously it was not so easy to follow through the DRS train. But I enjoyed the battle that I had at the end. 

“It was a bit unfortunate. I misjudged the gap that I ha🌼d with Piastri at the end. It was totally my fault and I went and apologised to him straight afterwards. And we move on.” 

Piastri, who ended up dropping down the order and finishing outside of the point♛s, accepted Hamilton’s apology. 

“The one with Lewi🐠s, I think he just creeped over a bit more tha🎃n he thought,” the Australian said. 

“The stewards gave out their verdict and Lewis 🍨apologised, so nothing more I can ask for or do at that point.”

🐓Hamilton said getting straight past Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin was key to his recovery as he pull꧟ed off an offset strategy, having been the only driver in the top-10 to start on hards. 

“Iꦛ was right up there behind them [McLarens] for most of the race, so I knew I had slightly more pace than them but with the deficit 🧸of the hard tyre,” he explained. 

ꦐ“But there was such a big gap that I had to catch. I thought once I caught them up, my tyres would drop off. But fortunately there’s were going off too and I was able to clear them. 

“What madဣe the race for me was clearing Fernando immediately, that really opened things up.”