It’s Finally Here! Ferrari Won’t Appeal Vettel’s Penalty At Canada

Within minutes of the conclusion of the controversy-plagued 2019 Canadian Grand Prix, it became sufficiently clear that Ferrari were going to appeal against the five-second penalty offered to Sebastian Vettel.

The 70-lap contest may very nearly have been the first and thus far, the only occasion where Sebastian Vettel, clearly the more experienced Ferrari driver would’ve gone on to beat Lewis Hamilton, a first of a kind scenario that was never to be.

In the end, there were Silver Arrows flag hovering in Canada, where it could all have been about Ferrari. In fact, so widely-debated has been this issue that up until now, despite seven races being held from the start in March, it doesn’t occur as if there’s another bigger controversy than Ferrari driver Vettel being handed that 5-seconder at Montreal.

Isn’t it? But a few hours ago, what transpired was perhaps a bit surprising and perhaps something that’s indicative of some sense having prevailed finally.

It appears that Ferrari will no longer be protesting or doing anything of that regard in lines with taking an action against the ruling extended to Vettel that demoted him to second and therefore, upped Lewis to first at Montreal.

Among the most revered sports platforms around, Sky Sports happened to share the following in lines with the dramatic incident and Ferrari’s U-turn on the protest issue:

Any bespoke ‘appeal’ had to be formally lodged with the FIA by Thursday but the Press Association report Ferrari have now told F1’s governing body they won’t be going ahead with that process.

And that said, it makes sense after all, does it not? Wisdom suggests that it makes sense to put the Canadian saga behind and focus on the next race. While surely Ferrari’s leading driver, someone who’s been in great form of late, having also clinched a fighting second at Monaco, won at Montreal last year, Vettel would do well to remember that it augurs well for Ferrari and himself that he focused on what lies ahead.

After all, there are 14 more races to go. Can he put all that angst and pain into a winning performance at France? Well, for starters, Ferrari would want nothing else!