Lewis Hamilton compared the end of the Italian Grand Prix to the way he lost the 2021 Formula 1 drivers' title to Max Verstappen at the end of the Abu Dhabi finale.
Last December, the Brit was denied the world title after a late safety car, which the FIA later admitted had not been properly carried out. So when the yellow flags came out in the final few laps of Sunday's race at Monza, it would have brought up a familiar and unpleasant feeling.
Fortunately for Hamilton, he was not involved this time. Charles Leclerc was the unlucky one, stuck behind Verstappen who led the race, and crossed the finish line first with the safety car still out on track – not rushed back into the pits, as it had been last year.
