Lewis Hamilton explained how his Italian Grand Prix start was almost too good, as he came away from the race feeling his afternoon was not maximised.

Crossing the line to secure P6, Hamilton felt he could have finished one place higher up, at the expense of former Mercedes team-mate George Russell. Alas, Ferrari did no attempt to undercut Russell with Hamilton, who feels that was an opportunity squandered.

Lewis Hamilton feels Italian GP P5 slipped away

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

From tenth on the grid – a five-place grid drop having demoted Hamilton to that slot – the Ferrari driver made solid progress up the order through the opening laps. Soon enough, he was flirting with getting within DRS range of Russell, who was struggling to find a way past Charles Leclerc in the

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