{"id":291140,"date":"2023-09-04T00:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T00:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=291140"},"modified":"2023-09-04T00:22:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T00:22:00","slug":"hamilton-admits-he-was-totally-at-fault-for-oscar-piastri-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/hamilton-admits-he-was-totally-at-fault-for-oscar-piastri-collision\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton admits he was 'totally at fault' for Oscar Piastri collision"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lewis Hamilton admitted that he was \u2018totally at fault\u2019 for colliding with McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri in the Italian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
Hamilton was handed a five-second penalty by the stewards for the entangling of wheels as the pair fought over eighth place on lap 41 of the race at Monza.<\/p>\n
The seven-time world champion ran off the track but continued unscathed to finish sixth, but 22-year-old Piastri suffered front-wing damage, stopped for repairs, and dropped out of the points. It was a clumsy error by Hamilton, a kind he has seldom made in his stellar career.<\/p>\n
He was hit with two penalty points on his racing licence, to take him to four in the calendar year. A total of 12 triggers a ban.<\/p>\n
Piastri complained on his team radio: \u2018He just turned across me under braking.\u2019<\/p>\n
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Lewis Hamilton admitted that he was \u2018totally at fault\u2019 for colliding with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri<\/p>\n
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Hamilton continued unscathed to finish sixth in Monza while\u00a0Piastri dropped out of the points<\/p>\n
Hamilton, 38, spoke to the Australian and shook his hand immediately after the race finished, later explaining: \u2018It was totally my fault. It wasn\u2019t intentional. I went over and apologised to him straight afterwards.<\/p>\n
\u2018I got up alongside him and just misjudged the gap I had to the right and clipped him. It could happen at any time.<\/p>\n
\u2018I knew shortly afterwards it must have been my fault and I wanted to make sure he knew it wasn\u2019t intentional. That\u2019s what gentlemen do.<\/p>\n