A hue and cry went up after a five-second penalty cost Sebastian Vettel victory in the Canadian Grand Prix to Lewis Hamilton, following another error under pressure by the Ferrari driver.
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Hamilton says he “would have done the same” as Vettel
2019 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he would have done the same as Sebastian Vettel did in the incident which cost the Ferrari driver victory in the Canadian Grand Prix.
Hamilton confirmed as winner despite Ferrari plan to appeal
2019 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton has been confirmed as the Canadian Grand Prix winner despite Ferrari notifying the FIA it intends to lodge an appeal against Sebastian Vettel’s penalty.
Vettel given two penalty points for forcing Hamilton to take “evasive action”
2019 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel has been given two points on his licence for the incident with Lewis Hamilton which cost him victory in the Canadian Grand Prix.
Vettel penalty hands Hamilton Canadian Grand Prix victory
2019 Canadian Grand Prix summary
Posted onLewis Hamilton has won the Canadian Grand Prix for the seventh time after Sebastian Vettel was given a penalty.
Mercedes racing to fix hydraulic leak on Hamilton’s car before Canadian GP
2019 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes face a race against time to conclude repairs on Lewis Hamilton’s car before the start of the Canadian Grand Prix.
Under-pressure Vettel needs “perfect race” to keep Hamilton back
2019 Canadian Grand Prix pre-race analysis
Posted onSebastian Vettel has suffered blow after blow since his last pole position at the Hockenheimring in 2018. Can he put that behind him by winning in Canada?
Hamilton: Ferrari have the “party mode” now
2019 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says Mercedes couldn’t compete with Ferrari’s straight-line speed after being beaten to pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix by Sebastian Vettel.
Vettel denies Hamilton pole position with his final lap
2019 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onSebastian Vettel denied Lewis Hamilton a record-breaking seventh pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix with the final lap of a dramatic session.
Hamilton: Practice crash was “innocent mistake”
2019 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton owned up to a mistake which led to his crash in second practice and forced him to sit out much of the session.
Leclerc leads Ferrari one-two after Hamilton crashes
2019 Canadian Grand Prix second practice
Posted onCharles Leclerc led a Ferrari one-two in the second practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton hit the wall.
Hamilton almost a second ahead of Ferrari in first practice
2019 Canadian Grand Prix first practice
Posted onMercedes issued a warning to their rivals in the first practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix, lapping almost a full second quicker than their closest rivals.
“I could do three races in a row”: Hamilton wants F1 to be more challenging
2019 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton has reiterated his call for Formula 1 to become much more physically challenging, saying he could do up to three races in a row at present.
Verstappen: Penalty “fired me up” to attack Hamilton
2019 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen said his penalty for tangling with Valtteri Bottas in the Monaco Grand Prix spurred him on to attack Lewis Hamilton for the lead of the race.
Hamilton wins for Lauda as Verstappen hands second to Vettel
2019 Monaco Grand Prix review
Posted onMercedes did not score another one-two in the Monaco Grand Prix – but the late Niki Lauda did, courtesy of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.
Hamilton breaks another of Schumacher’s records
2019 Monaco Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton surpassed Michael Schumacher’s record for most pole positions with the same team – and led from light to flag for the second race running.
Hamilton says his performance has been “average” so far this year
2019 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton described his performances over the opening races of the season as “average”, despite holding a 17-point lead in the drivers’ championship over the team mate.
Hamilton saved Mercedes after “wrong call” on tyres – Wolff
2019 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff admitted the team made a mistake by putting Lewis Hamilton on the medium compound tyres for the second stint in the Monaco Grand Prix.
Hamilton: I haven’t driven on tyres that bad since Shanghai 2007
2019 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said the state of his tyres at the end of the Monaco Grand Prix reminded him of his infamous retirement in China 12 years ago.
Hamilton survives contact with Verstappen for Monaco win
2019 Monaco Grand Prix summary
Posted onLewis Hamilton has won the Monaco Grand Prix for the third time after withstanding heavy pressure from Max Verstappen for much of the race.