Mercedes chief explains Lewis Hamilton puzzling apology after eventful Italian Grand Prix | F1 | Sport

“But time it takes to fix, that’s meant we’ve had to run an older PU at the last race in Zandvoort and this race we had to bring a new PU into the pool. That new PU meant we had to take a penalty and Lewis had to start at the back of the grid.”I think he had a fantastic drive to come from the back of the field all the way up to fifth, with the car we’ve got, was a fantastic effort from Lewis. What I think Lewis was really apologising for was the fact that he knew if he’d have started where he qualified, he would have had an even better race and it was just simply that.”In the 2022 F1 season, drivers are permitted to use three internal combustion engine [ICE] units throughout the year. Hamilton’s engine change for the Italian Grand Prix was his fourth of the year, along with other components being used, and saw him exceed the allocation for the season leading to his penalty.



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