Lewis Hamilton apologised to McLaren’s Oscar Piastri on Sunday for an Italian Grand Prix collision that dumped the Australian rookie out of the factors after he needed to pit for a brand new entrance wing.

Mercedes’ seven-times world champion, the game’s most profitable driver who completed sixth regardless of a five-second penalty imposed by stewards in addition to two penalty factors, accepted he was at fault.

Piastri had been in eighth place when the pair made contact as Hamilton moved to overhaul the McLaren driver 10 laps from the top on the entry to the Variante della Roggia.

“It was a bit unlucky and I misjudged the hole I had with Piastri proper on the finish,” Hamilton informed reporters.

“It was completely my fault and I went and apologised to him straight afterwards and we transfer on.”

Mercedes group boss Toto Wolff praised Hamilton for accepting his error on a day when some drivers used radio exchanges to attempt to put the blame on others.

“He is very sportsmanlike of these items. And he’s the one one which I see on the market admitting and saying ‘received this fallacious’. We simply had a chat (and he stated) ‘did not see him on the correct and it goes on me.’

“Just about everyone seems to be in any other case complaining and moaning simply to strive to not get a penalty.”