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Sweet Canadian Grand Prix victory turns sour for Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton wears a hat in remembrance of Niki Lauda before the Monaco Grand Prix on May 26, 2019. [REUTERS]

What should have been a sweet victory at the Canadian Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes on Sunday, instead left a bitter taste when the crowd turned on the Briton after a controversial penalty gifted him a milestone win.

Hamilton’s seventh win on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve equalled Michael Schumacher’s record but it came only after Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who had led from pole to chequered flag, was demoted to second place by a five-second penalty.

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