How F1 boxed itself into Canada penalty own goal
Few agreed with the penalty that cost Sebastian Vettel Canadian Grand Prix victory. By the letter of Formula 1 law, it was justified - but that only served to show how inflexible regulations are damaging the championship
When the crowd boos the podium presentation, it's never a good day for Formula 1.
This wasn't the way Lewis Hamilton wanted to win, and it certainly wasn't the way the furious Sebastian Vettel was willing to lose.
The 2019 Canadian Grand Prix should have been remembered for a tense battle between the pair, and perhaps for Ferrari finally kickstarting its season, but instead will be synonymous only for the moment the race deflated when, late on lap 57 of the 70, the stewards hit Vettel with the five-second penalty that decided the race in Hamilton's favour.
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