Your Thursday F1 news round-up has arrived, with plenty to dig into as media day took place at Monza ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
The Ferrari duo took in an appearance in Milan on Wednesday in front of thousands of\u00a0tifosi in attendance, but it was straight back to business as the drivers look ahead to one of the most historic races on the Formula 1 calendar. With additional reporting from Thomas Maher on the ground at Monza, let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n
F1 news: Lewis Hamilton admits \u2018shock\u2019 at Dutch GP penalty<\/p>\n
Unfortunately for Lewis Hamilton, he will have a hurdle to overcome on Sunday after a five-place grid penalty was handed to him following the Dutch Grand Prix for failing to slow for yellow flags on a reconnaissance lap.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s obviously not black and white,\u201d Hamilton said. \u201cThe fact is, if you look at the report, I did lift, but to their liking, not enough. That\u2019s why I guess they\u2019re saying not more.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo get the penalty and get penalty points was pretty hardcore, but I learned from it, and there\u2019s no point whinging about it. I\u2019ll move forwards.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read more: Lewis Hamilton \u2018really shocked\u2019 after \u2018pretty hardcore\u2019 Dutch GP penalty<\/a><\/p>\n Williams submits right of review over Carlos Sainz penalty<\/p>\n Williams confirmed the team is looking for a right of review into Carlos Sainz\u2019s penalty for contact with Liam Lawson at Zandvoort, believing Sainz to be an innocent party in the move.<\/p>\n Sainz himself remained frustrated at the punishment handed his way from the weekend, saying in the pre-race press conference:\u00a0\u201cI had the opportunity to go and sit with [the stewards] for 15 minutes to analyse the incident.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was very clear to me that as soon as they got all the evidence right and they looked at the places that they would have needed to look at to take the right decision, it was very clear to me that I think they realised that probably the decision taken wasn\u2019t the best one.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, we are trying to see if we can come up with enough evidence to realise if we can change the outcome of the penalty, because I still firmly believe it was a very poor penalty that I received in a bad judgment \u2013 which can happen, as long as you have the capacity to revisit it.<\/p>\n Read more: Williams submits right of review petition over controversial Carlos Sainz penalty<\/a><\/p>\n The Isack Hadjar trophy update we\u2019ve all been waiting for<\/p>\n Isack Hadjar admitted he does not know the current location of his broken Dutch Grand Prix, but knows it is in good hands with his Racing Bulls team.<\/p>\n While the trophy manufacturer has confirmed he will receive a new one after his original one split in two (which he will also be able to keep), the French driver said the broken one will already hold many more memories for him.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know, where is the broken one? That\u2019s the question,\u201d he asked while speaking in the TV pen at Monza.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause the new one, we don\u2019t care about the new one, because it\u2019s not been part of the grand prix history.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked if he was \u201creally serious\u201d, he replied: \u201cYeah, actually.<\/p>\n \u201cI want the broken one because it\u2019s part of my podium journey. The new one doesn\u2019t smell [of] alcohol, like the champagne and whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Isack Hadjar makes heartwarming admission about broken Dutch GP trophy<\/a><\/p>\n Max Verstappen opposes shorter race distances<\/p>\n With Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali floating the idea of shorter race distances among many other potential suggestions, Max Verstappen was one of those to speak out against the idea.<\/p>\n \u201cYou cannot always make it exciting, because if it\u2019s always exciting, it becomes boring too, because then you know that a lot of changes are happening, but that\u2019s also not always how you want to see it,\u201d the Red Bull driver explained at Monza.<\/p>\n \u201cIt always needs to be a surprise. Sometimes it can be surprisingly exciting, sometimes it can be surprisingly boring.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom my side, I\u2019m probably more of a traditional guy. I think it\u2019s more important that all the teams are closer, because then you get more more racing anyway.<\/p>\n