Sebastian Vettel isn’t making any predictions about whether the review of his Canadian Grand Prix could be successful.
Officials from Ferrari will meet with the same stewards from Montreal to look over the incident with Lewis Hamilton again and present their case for why the race-defining five-second penalty should be overturned.
Despite having time to reflect after reacting angrily to the result in Montreal post-race, Vettel still believes a win was stolen.
“I still have the same view that I had two weeks ago, so we will see what happens,” he told reporters at Paul Ricard.
“I think first of all it is right to open the case again and have another look. We bring some information that maybe the stewards didn’t have at the time and we will see what happens.”
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On Thursday, a number of drivers and team bosses added their name to the list of those questioning the stewards’ decision but Vettel thinks the frustration goes beyond that.
“The GPDA speaks on behalf of all the drivers, and I think we’ve expressed more than once that what we want is consistency with decisions,” he explained.
“We appreciate it is not always easy and not every case is black or white but that is why we asked to let us race to give us room and so on.
“I think that is what we want and ultimately what everyone wants.”
After the race, it also emerged that teammate and third-placed Charles Leclerc hadn’t been informed of the events ahead of him despite closing in quite quickly in the closing laps.
And having now seen what took place at Turns 3 and 4, the Monegasque fully backs his team’s decision to review.
“I think from the outside it’s pretty clear that Seb lost the control of the car on the grass and then tried to take back the grip on the track,” he said.
“There was nothing he could have done differently. I don’t think the penalty was justified.
“For any driver when you get out of the car and you learn you have a penalty that makes you lose the win you always find it frustrating so I understand [Vettel’s reaction].”
