Ferrari to tell FIA about its intention to appeal Vettel's race-defining penalty

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00:51, 10 Jun 2019

byBobby Vincent

Ferrari is ready to appeal Sebastian Vettel's five-second penalty, after Lewis Hamilton stole the glory from the German at the Canadian Grand Prix with the reigning champion being well within five seconds of his rival.

Hamilton won his seventh Canadian Grand Prix in highly controversial fashion after Vettel went wide at turn 4 and entered the track "dangerously" according to the race stewards - who gave the four-time champion a five-second penalty.

Despite the Ferrari driver reaching the chequered flag before Hamilton, the Brit claimed victory, much to Vettel's disgust, with the 31-year-old claiming he couldn't have done anything else when rejoining the track after a quick trip through the grass.

Ferrari has the argument that Vettel did not rejoin the circuit dangerously, and it wasn't enough to push Hamilton off the track. The Scuderia have 96 hours to decide on its appeal.

The appeal will be taken place at a hearing at the FIA's International Court of Appeal. However, according to F1 regulations, penalties that are given during the race - such as Vettel's - cannot be appealed.

Mercedes went onto win its seventh race of the season, extending its lead over Ferrari to 123 points.

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Ferrari will be able to present data. Speed, braking, steering inputs, steering & wheel angles, precise positioning, trajectory, individual wheel speed & so on. Appeal unlikely to win, but worth giving it a go if only because it gives VET the satisfaction of being heard. #F1

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	72
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	63
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	49
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	41
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	25
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	21
7	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	15
9	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	12
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
15	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
16	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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