The internet reacts to Sebastian Vettel's penalty

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22:51, 09 Jun 2019

byJoseph Tyrrell

Sebastian Vettel's penalty at the Canadian Grand Prix was certainly a controversial one with many believing it was a harsh decision. But as the dust settles on one of the most dramatic races so far how did the internet react to the incident. Not everyone agrees with Seb... But most do.

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Vettel switches the boards 🔀 #CanadianGP 🇨🇦 #F1

7:53 PM · Jun 9, 2019

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The problem with this Vettel penalty is that Hamilton did something similar in the 2016 Monaco GP and got away with no penalty. FIA needs to be consistent with their penalties #CanadianGP

8:10 PM · Jun 9, 2019

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The internet reacts to Sebastian Vettel's penalty

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