Lewis Hamilton dismissed comparisons between Sebastian Vettel’s penalty that cost him Canadian Grand Prix victory and his own sanction at Spa 11 years ago, calling the incidents “a lot different”. Hamilton took his fifth win of the year in Montreal on Sunday after Vettel – the winner on-track – was relegated to second place due to a time penalty for unsafely rejoining the track when defending the lead from Hamilton. It was the first time a driver had lost victory in such fashion since the 2008 Belgian Grand Prix, when Hamilton was given a post-race time penalty for gaining an advantage off-track during his fight with Kimi Raikkonen, dropping him to second place. However, Hamilton...
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