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

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00:51, 10 Jun 2019

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	242
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	183
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	183
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	159
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	155
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	112
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	104
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	49
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	44
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	6
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

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

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