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Lewis Hamilton maintained Mercedes' record winning start to a season on Sunday when he was handed a controversial victory, courtesy of a disputed stewards' decision to penalise Sebastian Vettel, at the Canadian Grand Prix. The defending five-time world champiHamilton takes controversial Canada win after Vettel penalty
Lewis Hamilton maintained Mercedes' record winning start to a season on Sunday when he was handed a controversial victory, courtesy of a disputed stewards' decision to penalise Sebastian Vettel, at the Canadian Grand Prix. The defending five-time world champion and current series leader came home second on the track behind Vettel of Ferrari, but was declared the winner because of a five-second penalty for a racing infringement by the German. Vettel ran off and re-joined across a strip of grass on lap 50, forcing a charging Hamilton off-track towards a wall. The Briton braked to withdraw from his challenge to take the lead, prompting a race stewards' inquiry, which resulted in the time penalty. «Where could I go?» protested Vettel. “They're stealing the race from us.« »No, no, no, not like that,« he repeated on his slow-down lap as Hamilton celebrated. »If there wasn't a wall, I would have gone past him," said the Briton. It was Hamilton's record seventh victory in Canada and the 78th of his career. Vettel ended up classified second ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, fourth-placed Valtteri Bottas in the second Mercedes, Max Verstappen of Red Bull and Daniel Ricciardo... Read more