Lewis Hamilton claims third win in a row after huge controversial 5s penalty for Vettel; Pair nearly came together when battling for first; Vettel says stewards stole win from him, while Hamilton is booed on podium; at the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix.
Vettel took the chequered flag at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve but was demoted to runner-up following a penalty for a near-collision with Hamilton on lap 48.
Vettel led the whole race from pole position but stewards gave him a five-second penalty for getting too close to the second-placed Hamilton when rejoining the track after running wide when battling the Mercedes.
"They are stealing the race from us," said a furious Vettel over the radio as he was informed of the stewards' verdict.
Hamilton crossed the line 1.3 seconds behind Vettel to ensure he would take the fifth win of his championship defence, and extend his championship lead to 29 points after Valtteri Bottas finished fourth. Charles Leclerc completed the podium positions at the Canadian GP.
The Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, has weighed in with his. “We will calm down, everyone will calm down in a couple of hours,” he says, with a warming smile. “We won today. I think honestly we were the fastest on track today and that is important. Everyone I think believes that there was nothing Sebastian could have done. I don’t think he had any bad intentions at all. He stayed ahead the entire race, he went through the chequered flag, for us he is the winner.” And, rather pertinently, he adds: “The season is not over.”
The result means that Ferrari have still not won a race in 2019 and trail Mercedes by 121 points. Four-time world champion Vettel now trails championship leader Hamilton by 62 points after seven grands prix.
Full results of the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix
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