The moment was caught by one of Piastri’s on-board cameras following the pair’s collision.
Hamilton improved to sixth and was able to pull out a seven-second margin on Williams’ Alex Albon to ensure the sanction had no impact on his result.
However, Piastri, 22, suffered front-wing damage and was forced to stop for repairs, dropping him out of the points.Hamilton’s Mercedes boss Toto Wolff had no complaints with the stewards’ verdict and praised his superstar driver for taking accountability.“That was Lewis’ mistake,” said Wolff. “I think a five-second penalty for that is what the menu says. These things happen, you know. It’s hard racing and we’ve seen a few of these. It’s justifiable.
“Lewis is very sportsmanlike on these things. And he is the only one that I see out there admitting things that he did wrong. “We just had a chat and he said ‘I didn’t see him on the right and that is on me.’ And I think that kind of sportsmanship is what you need to admire with him.Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton apologised to Australia's Oscar Piastri after their cars collided at Monza. For his part, and despite his disappointment, Piastri felt able to post a positive message online after the race.The Singapore Grand Prix is on September 17.
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