In Monza, Mercedes seemed to drive for a long time to a simple 1-2. In qualifying they were dominant and the expectation was that it was going to be a short race in which Mercedes got the top two places. However, it went completely different. Due to a bad start from Valtteri Bottas and a penalty from Lewis Hamilton, the German team only finished fifth and seventh. After the race there were many discussions about Mercedes and their decision to stop Hamilton while the pitlane was closed. According to James Vowles, it is not the fault of the Briton that Mercedes made a stop when it was not allowed to. "If you look at the footage from his car, you can see that there are only two signs...
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