Lewis Hamilton should not have blamed himself for the error that denied him victory at last Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, Mercedes said on Wednesday. The six-times Formula 1 world champion entered a closed pitlane at Monza after Kevin Magnussen’s Haas was stranded nearby, a mistake that changed the race. Hamilton, who had led from pole, finished seventh after a penalty dropped him to last and AlphaTauri’s French driver Pierre Gasly took a shock win instead. The Briton told reporters he had not seen electronic warning boards but Mercedes said that was to be expected. Trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin said Hamilton, who leads team mate Valtteri Bottas by 47 points after...
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