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Vettel deserved his Canadian Grand Prix penalty, says Rosberg

Former world champion Nico Rosberg thinks the controversial penalty which cost Sebastian Vettel victory at the Canadian Grand Prix was entirely justified.

Vettel was hit with a five-second time penalty in the closing stages of the race for an incident with Lewis Hamilton on lap 48. Vettel had run wide at Turn 3 and gone across the grass, forcing him to rejoin at a narrow point on the track -- doing so forced Hamilton into evasive action as he looked to pass through a gap which briefly existed on the inside.

The decision was panned by many fans and former drivers, while Vettel called the stewards "blind" and said Ferrari had been robbed of victory.