LE CASTELLET, France – Stewards have denied Ferrari’s request to review the decision to penalize Sebastian Vettel during the Canadian Grand Prix on June 9.
Vettel crossed the finish line first that day in Montreal at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, but a five-second penalty for rejoining the track in unsafe fashion and forcing Lewis Hamilton off track dropped Vettel to second in the race results.
After initially opting not to appeal, Ferrari then requested a right of review, via the FIA’s International Sporting Code. The right of review allows competitors to present new evidence not available before the end of the event.
After reviewing this new evidence on Friday at Circuit Paul Ricard in France, stewards issued a statement saying, “There are no significant and relevant new elements which were unavailable to the parties at the time of the competition concerned.”