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Ferrari's Vettel evidence to be heard on Friday

The FIA has scheduled a hearing on Friday to determine whether a review of Sebastian Vettel's penalty at the Canadian Grand Prix is necessary.

Vettel was penalised five seconds after running wide while leading the race in Montreal and rejoining the track in front of rival Lewis Hamilton. The stewards decided he had returned to the track in an unsafe manner and run Hamilton off the track, resulting in a penalty that ultimately cost him victory and demoted him to second place.

On Monday, Ferrari requested a review of the decision on the basis it had new evidence that had not been considered in the original in-race decision.