BEIJING, June 9 -- Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished second on the road but was contentiously awarded the win at Sunday's Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, after Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was hit with a time penalty for rejoining the track in an unsafe manner.
The key moment of the race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal occurred on lap 48 when race leader Vettel lost control at turn eight and took to the grass, almost pushing second-placed Hamilton into the opposite wall as he struggled for grip rejoining the circuit.
Despite the German's protestations, race stewards took a dim view of his actions and imposed a five second penalty on Vettel, effectively meaning Hamilton now had no need to try to overtake in order to win the race.
"They are stealing the race from us. This is not fair," complained Vettel over team radio. The German had controlled the race from pole position up to that point, and was looking good for his and Ferrari's first win since last year's Belgian Grand Prix.
The drama continued after the race had ended, with Vettel skipping the initial media interviews to remonstrate with stewards, before seemingly having to be persuaded to attend the podium ceremony. The German also pointedly removed the "1" marker board from in front of Hamilton's parked car and replaced it with a "2".
For his part, Hamilton's celebrations were muted as he acknowledged the unusual circumstances surrounding his fifth victory in seven races this season. "That's not the way I wanted to win. I forced him into an error and he went wide and we nearly collided. It's unfortunate, but that's racing."
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