Mercedes bosses queued up to apologise to stunned Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton on Sunday after an error that robbed him of victory at the showcase Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton had led from pole position until he was called in for fresh tyres when the safety car was deployed with 14 laps remaining. They had calculated he would pit and retain the lead but instead cost Hamilton the race, halving his championship lead from 20 points to 10, while handing it to team mate Nico Rosberg instead. 'It was a mistake by the team,' said the team's non-executive chairman Niki Lauda, himself a three times world champion with plenty of experience of success and failure. 'Lewis said he was not...
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