Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said Lewis Hamilton's honesty in owning up to his mistakes stands out among his Formula 1 peers.
Hamilton made a rare error in the Italian Grand Prix when he accidentally interlocked wheels withThe incident damaged Piastri's front wing, forcing him into the pits for a replacement, and it earned Hamilton a five-second penalty for having caused a collision.
But having seen what happened after the race, Hamilton quickly made an effort to apologise to Piastri when he realised it had been his mistake. "He's very sportsmanlike with these things, and he is the only one that I see out there admitting and saying: 'I got this wrong'," said Wolff after the Italian GP.
With Hamilton clearly having been at fault for what happened, Wolff said he had no qualms with the sanction that was handed down."It was a mistake," he said."I think a five-second penalty for that is what the menu says. These things happen. It's hard racing if you want to overtake here, and we've seen a few of these. So yeah, it's justified."
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