Hamilton wins Canada race after Vettel is penalised

cde.news desk 9 June 2019, 23:18 · 1 min read

epa07637757 British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes AMG GP (R) and German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Scuderia Ferrari (L) react on the podium after the 2019 Canada Formula One Grand Prix at the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Montreal, Canada, 09 June 2019. Hamilton won the 2019 Canada Formula One Grand Prix after Vettel was given a five second penalty leaving him in second place. EPA-EFE/VALDRIN XHEMAJ

Lewis Hamilton won the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix, after a penalty for Sebastian Vettel, who finished first on the road, demoted the German to second in the standings.

A race-long battle between the pair came to a head on Lap 48 of 70 when race leader Vettel, under pressure from Hamilton, ran across the grass at the Turn 3-4 chicane, in the process squeezing Hamilton when he re-joined the track, for which the stewards later awarded a five-second race time penalty.

That meant Hamilton took a record-equalling seventh victory at the Canadian Grand Prix to match Michael Schumacher’s record in Montreal, as well as claiming his fifth win of the season to stretch his lead at the head of the drivers’ standings.

Via F1

Topics Formula 1 Hamilton Vettel