Ferrari said Sunday they will appeal against the five-second penalty that cost Sebastian Vettel victory in the Canadian Grand Prix. Five-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton maintained Mercedes' record winning start to the season when he was handed the controversial victory courtesy of a disputed stewards' decision, despite crossing the finish line just behind the German.
Vettel was deemed to have forced a charging Hamilton towards a wall after running off at a chicane and rejoining across a strip of grass. The Briton had to brake and pull out of his overtaking manoeuvre, prompting the stewards to impose the time penalty on Vettel.
"Where could I go?" protested Vettel. "They're stealing the race from us." Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto later said the team would be appealing against the penalty. "At the moment, we, as a team, are naturally disappointed," said Binotto in a statement posted on the Ferrari official website.