[Rassegna Stampa] – Sebastian Vettel he crossed the line at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal ahead of Lewis Hamilton, but the five-second penalty inflicted for returning to the track in a dangerous manner after a run off the track relegated the Ferrari driver behind the Mercedes driver. Below are the analyzes of the main national sports and non-sports newspapers.
F1 is not killed in this way either
“A crime of high treason against Ferrari was committed in Canada. But also and above all to the detriment of the entire Formula 1. And of the fans who are the real protagonists. Turning a simple racing accident into a real revenge against Sebastian Vettel humiliates the Ferrari driver and Lewis Hamilton even more at the same time. That thanks to the decision of the commissioners he has won a victory that he did not need. Certainly it was the pressure exerted by the Mercedes driver on Sebastian Vettel that caused his “distraction” but it is difficult to think that in an emergency phase, at the end of a duel that lasted for the entire race, at the wheel of a car that runs wild on the grass and with a mastiff like Hamilton a few centimeters away, there is room to think with a cool head. And it is difficult if not impossible to objectively verify the voluntary nature of a maneuver whose objective was essentially to put the car back on its trajectory. The judgment of the commissioners not only prevents a deserved victory for Ferrari but above all contributes, if ever it were needed, to accentuate the controversies that are poisoning a Formula 1 that suffers from a domination, that of Mercedes, more than legitimate but precisely for this ends up being invalidated by such a decision. […] The fact remains that the Canadian Grand Prix gives us a Ferrari that, at least under certain conditions, is alive and well. And what a fight with us. Fans of a Formula 1 that does not pay us enough, drowning the enthusiasm and emotion that has accompanied it for almost 70 years, in a sea of rules in which it is bitter to be wrecked ”.
Mauro Coppini, The Corriere dello Sport
A wrong verdict and also a suicide
“Formula 1 committed suicide in Montreal. There is no need to bring out the cheering, every Ferrari bias to treat the decision to take away from Vettel a victory earned on the track as an absurdity bordering on shame. Victory earned on the track, that’s right, since Seb lost his car when he came back after the cut of the chicane, he couldn’t do otherwise; given that in other similar circumstances no sanctions were applied. And Vettel did well to send race management to that country and to place the winner’s sign in front of his Ferrari. […] Who governs F1 has to do with a monotonous championship, dominated by technique and tires, often boring; had to do with the first real battle pure and magnificent on the track, with a rediscovered Ferrari and therefore with a ready injection of universal enthusiasm around racing […] things that could have been considered instead of applying questionable severity coupled with sensational myopia […]”.
Giorgio Terruzzi, The Corriere della Sera
Vettel mugged
“[…] Livid with rage Sebastian Vettel blurts out over the radio, feels robbed: he crossed the finish line first but it’s just an optical illusion. Never seen the German like this, he heads towards the Parc Fermé and moves the billboard with the number 1 from the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton to replace it with the number 2. From the stands of the circuit named after Gilles Villeneuve only applause rains, the Ferrari driver risks serious consequences too. for this blatant protest and in addition to the chronometric handicap, two points have already been deducted from the super license. He wanted to send a very strong message against the “system” that punished him. He vented against those 5 ”penalties that took away from him the possibility of a red encore in Canada, people understand him and support him. He won at the table Lewis, he gets some boos (these are also unfair), and like a great champion he understands the state of mind of his rival, despite having invoked measures during the brawl. Invite the opponent to sit on the first step of the podium with him and hug him. […]”.
Daniele Disappear, The Corriere della Sera
Bitter ending, but Ferrari is back and will lead the way
“Pity. Because Ferrari has never come close to breaking the ice like yesterday with the first win of the year. Because a small mistake, a long by Vettel in the chicane, cost a lot. […] Seb took it badly with a few “scenes” too many. […] Hamilton, who had showered him with compliments after the pole, did not deserve it. But there is everything, hot. […] Vettel has been penalized, we can argue endlessly about the judgment, but it is useless. Just as there is no point in stirring up controversy. Better to look ahead, because Canada has given Ferrari several good things […]”.
Gianluca Gasparini, The Gazzetta dello Sport
Red fury
“Ferrari also loses when it wins. Vettel is the first to cross the finish line of the Canadian GP, but a 5 second penalty puts him behind Lewis Hamilton. Whether the penalty imposed on the German driver is right or wrong, the outcome does not change: seven wins to zero for Mercedes, 78 the total for the five-time world champion. But this time there is a tail of controversy and a judicial follow-up because Ferrari has filed an appeal. The episode that decides the race dates back to the 48th of the 70 laps of the Canadian Grand Prix: the German driver, who started from pole position and always remained in the lead, ends up on the grass, returns to the track trying to correct the trajectory and ends up hindering Hamilton. There is no voluntariness, or so it seems from the images. The race marshals decide to intervene anyway: the five seconds added to Vettel’s final time decide the result. For the second time this year, Ferrari is missing an easy success […]”.
Stefano Mancini, The print
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