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

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
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

The internet reacts to Sebastian Vettel's penalty

byJoseph Tyrrell

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