Valtteri Bottas says he missed a good opportunity to take a chunk out of Lewis Hamilton's title lead at the Italian Grand Prix. Hamilton was on course for a comfortable win at Monza, easily holding onto the lead before he was penalised for pitting when the pit lane was closed. The Brit shot into the pits when the Safety Car was brought out for Kevin Magnussen's stricken Haas. However, the position of the Haas, facing towards the pit lane at the exit of Parabolica, meant the pit lane was closed to give the marshals space to safely push the Haas out of harms way. Hamilton pitted 12 seconds after it closed, earning himself a 10-second stop-go penalty. However, even that wasn't enough to help...
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