Lewis Hamilton hit with time penalty at F1 Italian Grand Prix for Oscar Piastri clash
Lewis Hamilton has been hand𓄧ed a five-second penalty for causing a collision
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The Mercedes a🔯nd McLaren drivers clashed on Lap 42 of 51 a💎t Monza.
ꩲHamilton looked like he might creep up the 🉐inside at Roggia, but drifted into Piastri.
Piastri was forced to pit for a new front wing.
Hamilton was later able to overtake Lando Norris and Alex Albon en route to finishing sixth. He ended the race trying to open up enough of a gap on Albon to cl🍸in🌺g onto P6, which he managed.
His teammate George Russell was one spot further ahead i🅺n P5 but there was no denying the Red Bulls, despite the best eff♐orts of the inspired Ferrari duo.
Max Verstappen won a record-꧅breaking 10th grand prix 🐎in a row.
Both Mercedes drivers were hit with separate five-second time penalties in a frustrating race for▨ them.
Hamilton later accepted the blame for his clash with Piastri: Hamilton apologises to Piastri for clash: ‘Misjudged the g🐷ap, totally my fault’
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