Hamilton wins in Canada following Vettel penalty

Reuters - Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix for Mercedes in controversial fashion on Sunday (June 9) after Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel crossed the finish line first but was given a five-second penalty. Vettel, who started from pole, took the chequered flag ahead of Hamilton but there was no celebration in the Ferrari garage as the furious German was demoted to second after being slapped with the penalty for a dangerous re-entry after running off the track. Under pressure from Hamilton, Vettel threw away the race on lap 48 when he went too hard into the turn-three chicane and ran on to the grass, returning to the circuit just ahead of the Briton who was forced to brake sharply or face being pushed into the wall. With the exception of Mercedes, few in the huge crowd seemed happy with the outcome, loudly booing Hamilton during the winners' ceremony which seemed to catch the Briton off-guard. The decision to penalize Vettel allowed Mercedes to extend their season-long domination, making it seven wins in seven races, including five in one-two formation. Hamilton's Finnish teammate Valtteri Bottas finished fourth. Unhappy Ferrari took the other two places on the podium, Vettel in second and Charles Leclerc third. After the race, Vettel jumped out of his car and briefly disappeared. When he reappeared, glumly marching to the podium ceremony, he stopped to remove the number one marker in front of Hamilton's Mercedes and replace it with the number two. Vettel made it clear that he was not directing his anger at Hamilton but reserved all his venom for the stewards. More trouble could be heading the German's way with fines and penalties for missing the post-race weigh-in and parc ferme.