Derek Daly - who acted as one of the FIA driver stewards for last weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Monza - has conceded that Michael Schumacher 'should have beeꦛn given a drive-through penalty' for his overly-aggressive defence of his position against Lewis Hamilton, reasoning that 'th🌄is style of driving is not what you want the future generation of drivers to perfect'.

Schumacher and Hamilton engaged in a lively and entertaining duel over third place during the early stages of the race around the celebrated Autodromo Nazionale, but many contend that the German - the most successful driver in the history of the sport, albeit one equally renowned for frequently courting controversy and pushing the limits - overstepped the mark on occasion in his blocking manoeuvres, particularly when he forced his McLaren-Mercedes adversary onto the grass on the approach to the fir🎀st Lesmo on lap 20.

That elicited protests from Hamilton over his 🍃pit-to-car radio, whilst 'Schumi' was subsequently warned about his conduct by Mercedes GP team principal - and his long-time ally - Ross Brawn, with the Englishman likely fearing ramifications. Daly now admits that a penalty would have been totally justified - but explains that it was unfortunately not picked up on by stewards quickly enough.

"On lap 20, race director Charlie Whiting asked the stewards to look at 🤪an incident between [Felipe] Massa and [Jarno] Trulli at the second chicane," revealed the former ꦯTyrrell and Williams ace. "While looking at the slo-mo video of this incident, I missed the Schumacher/Hamilton incident that happened at that moment.

"When I looked at it again at home, I believe that Schumacher should have been given a drive-through penalty. He was warned repeatedly, and this style of driving is not what you want the future generation of drivers to perfect. We as stewards proba𒈔bly let Char🌠lie down with this one."