'That's how the rules should be' - Lewis Hamilton hit with Abu Dhabi memories at Italian Grand Prix at Monza

Lewis Hamilton said the finish to the Italian Grand Prix in Monza brought back memories of last season’s finale in Abu Dhabi, when Max Verstappen won the Formula One title in controversial circumstances. The last few laps of the Italian GP were all behind a safety car after Daniel Ricciardo’s McLaren stopped on the track and had to be removed. Ad Verstappen won the race just as he did under different circumstances in Abu Dhabi, when then-FIA race director Michael Masi allowed racing to resume on the final lap rather than finishing with a safety car.

Italian Grand Prix'Frustrating' — Leclerc downbeat after safety car finish at Monza16 HOURS AGO Verstappen overtook Hamilton to snatch the title and Masi was relieved from his role after making a “human error” with his decision. «It always brings memories back,» said Mercedes driver Hamilton after finishing fifth at the Italian GP. «That is the rules how it should be, right? There's only one time in the history of the sport where they haven't done the rules like that today and that's the one where it changed the result of the championship.

But it is what it is.» Verstappen wins in Monza to close on title Leclerc downbeat after 'frustrating' finish Mercedes boss Toto Wolff had the same view as Hamilton. “I think this time they followed the rules," he told Sky Sports. «Maybe they could have done it a lap sooner, and they accepted the race ends under the safety car.

This is how it should be. “There are rules and whether I’m Abu Dhabi traumatised or not, these rules have been followed to the dot today.” The decision to finish behind the safety car denied Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc the chance to try and overtake Verstappen. Leclerc said it was a „frustrating“ finish while Ferrari