Vettel started from pole and took the chequered flag ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in Montreal but the German was handed a 5-second penalty for an incident on Lap 48 of the race.
Vettel while battling with Hamilton ran wide at turn 4 and rejoined the track via the grass which almost forced Hamilton into the wall. Vettel’s Ferrari was thrown off the kerb and the Ferrari driver did his best to avoid a crash with the Mercedes driver.
Vettel’s penalty on the incident sparked a controversy on social media and several former F1 drivers, Formula E drivers and NASCAR superstar Jimmie Johnson took to Twitter to express their views on the incident.
Was Vettel’s penalty fair or not?
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